How to find the 40th percentile?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how to calculate the 40th percentile of a data set. To find the percentile, you need to arrange the data in ascending order and then determine the value below which a given percentage of observations fall. Specifically for the 40th percentile, you will find the value that separates the lowest 40% of the dataset from the highest 60%.
Answer
The value at the calculated position in the sorted data set.
The 40th percentile is the value at the calculated position in the sorted data set after performing the necessary calculation steps.
Answer for screen readers
The 40th percentile is the value at the calculated position in the sorted data set after performing the necessary calculation steps.
More Information
This method helps you find the value below which a given percentage (in this case, 40%) of observations fall.
Tips
A common mistake is to forget to sort the data set before locating the 40th percentile.
Sources
- How to Calculate 40Th Percentile - calculator.academy
- Percentile Calculator - socscistatistics.com
- Find the values of the 40th and 90th percentile of the data - wyzant.com
