Find 24th percentile, P24,  from the following data 100 130 260 270 290 370 420 430 440 450 610 620 670 760 780 800 890 940 950 980 P24  =

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Find 24th percentile, P24,  from the following data

100 130 260 270 290
370 420 430 440 450
610 620 670 760 780
800 890 940 950 980


P24  =

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Consider the given data.

Let k='k'th percentile=24

i=Index ranking or position

n=Total number of data values=20

Now,

i=k100n+1=2410020+1=24100×21=5.04

Hence, i=5.04

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