Find the percentile for the data value.
-In a data set with a range of 55.4 to 105.4 and 400 observations, there are 276 observations with values less than 86. Find the percentile for 86.
A) 32
B) 69
C) 122.56
D) 612

Question

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To find the percentile for 86, we need to use the formula:

percentile = (number of values less than x / total number of values) x 100%

Plugging in the values we have:

percentile = (276 / 400) x 100%
percentile = 0.69 x 100%
percentile = 69%

So the answer is choice B, 69.

Find the Percentile for the Data Value