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Percentile Rank

Percentile rank refers to the position within a group that a person's score is at. A percentile rank of 70 means that person scored the same or better than 70% of the group. A percentile rank of 50 means the person scored the same or better than 50% of the group. Percentile rank tells us within what position a baby's weight represents relative to other babies in the group, and whether that weight is high or low.

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Percentile Rank

Percentile rank refers to the position within a group that a person's score is at. A percentile rank of 70 means that person scored the same or better than 70% of the group. A percentile rank of 50 means the person scored the same or better than 50% of the group. Percentile rank tells us within what position a baby's weight represents relative to other babies in the group, and whether that weight is high or low.

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Percentile Rank

Percentile rank (PR) refers to the position


within a group that a person with a particular
score is at.
A person with percentile rank of 70 (Pr 70),
means that he /she scored the same as or
better than 70 percent of the group.

Pr 50 means person scored same or


better than 50 percent of group.
Percentile Rank – data on handout
answers the question

What percentile rank tells us is


within this group what position a
baby’s weight represents.
8 lbs For example ?
And gives us some idea if this is
high or low relative to group
Percentile Rank - data on handout
birth weights

Step One – list the weights (or scores)


Score Frequency Cumulative Relative Freq
(Weight) Frequency Percent

10

4
Percentile Rank - data on handout
birth weights (30 babies)
Step Two – how many births (or scores) at each
weight
Score Frequency
(Weight) Number of babies
10 2 babies weigh 10 lbs

9 2 babies weigh 9 lbs

8 5 babies weigh 8 lbs

7 10 babies weigh 7 lbs

6 7 babies weigh 6 lbs

5 3 babies weigh 5 lbs

4 1 babies weigh 4 lbs


Percentile Rank – Relative Frequency Percent

 Step Three – calculate what the


number at each score represents
of the whole
 If 5 out of the 30 weigh 8 lbs, what
does that weight represent as a
percentage of the whole (30) ?
Percentile Rank - data on handout
birth weights (30 babies)
Step Three – relative frequency percent
Score Frequency Relative
(Weight) Number of babies
Frequency
Percent
10 2 6.6 (7)

9 2 6.6 (7)

8 5 babies weigh 8 lbs 17.9 (18)

7 10 33.3 (33)

6 7 23.3 (23)

5 3 10.0 (10)

4 1 3.3 (3)
Percentile Rank - data on handout
birth weights (30 babies)
Step Four – cumulative percent (Percentile
Rank)
Score Frequency Relative Cumulative percent
(Weight) Number of babies Percentile
Frequency
Percent Rank
10 2 6.6 (7) 100 (has to be 100)

9 2 6.6 (7) 94

8 5 babies weigh 8 17.9 (18) 87 (Pr87) *


lbs *
7 10 33.3 (33) 69

6 7 23.3 (23) 36

5 3 10.0 (10) 13
Percentile Rank
 A baby weighing 8 lbs amongst this group
(births in a week in Pleasantville) would be
Pr87 (at the 87th percentile)

 Which is the same (weight) as, or


better than 87 % of the group
(babies born that week).

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