PERCENTILE WORKSHEET
(LESSON 5 | STATISTICS)
1. Determine whether the following statements are true or false. Circle the “trues”.
a. The higher the percentile rank of a score, the greater the percent of scores above that score.
b. A mark of 75% always has a percentile rank of 75.
c. A mark of 75% might have a percentile rank of 75.
d. It is possible to have a mark of 95% and a percentile rank of 40.
e. The higher the percentile rank, the better that score is compared to other scores.
f. A percentile rank of 80, indicates that 80% of the scores are above that score.
g. PR
50
is the median.
h. Two equal scores will have the same percentile rank.
2. The following is a set of 30 scores achieved by students on an exam:
18 23 33 38 38 38 42 51 55 56
57 63 65 66 68 68 68 68 76 80
81 82 85 89 92 93 93 95 97 100
Determine the percentile rank for each of the following scores. Remember to round all percentiles up to the next whole
number.
a) 20
b) 68
3. A total of 700 individuals take a government employment exam. Carmela scores 618 out of 800 marks. There are 520
individuals who score less than 618 marks.
a) Find Carmela’s percent score
b) Find Carmela’s percentile rank.
c) In order to get a job with the government an individual has be in the top 20% of people writing the exam. Will
Carmela get a job? Explain.
