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Objectives:
To present the procedures in getting the quartile deviation from ungrouped and grouped
data.
Subject Matter:
Topic:
Measures of Variability
- Quartile Deviation
Reference:
Educational Measurement and Evaluation
pp. 97-99
Materials:
power point presentation, chalkboard
Methodology:
computation
Lesson Content:
Quantiles are the extensions of the median concept because they are values which divide a set
of data into equal parts.
3. Determine the first quartile (Q1). To be able to locate Q1, divide N by 4. Use the
obtained value in locating the serial number of the score that falls under Q1.
4. Determine the third quartile (Q3), by dividing 3N by 4. Locate the serial number
corresponding to the obtained answer. Opposite this number is the test score
corresponding to Q3.
5. Subtract Q1 from Q3 and divide the difference by 2.
Consider the test scores in the table below:
Score
Serial Number
17
17
26
27
30
30
31
37
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
N=8
N
4
Q1 =
8
4
=2
17+ 26
= 21.5
3N
4
Q3 =
3 (8)
4
=6
30+ 31
= 30.5
QD = (
Q 3Q1
2
=(
30.521.5
2
= 4.5
Getting the Quartile Deviation from Grouped Data
In getting the quartile deviation from grouped data, the following steps are used in getting
the quartiles:
1. Cumulate the frequencies from the bottom to the top of the grouped frequency
distribution.
N
CF
4
2. For the first quartile, use the formula Q1 =L +
(i) where:
f
L = exact lower limit if the Q1 class
N/4 = locator of the Q1 class
N = total number of scores
CF = cumulative frequency below the Q1 class
i = class size/interval
3N
CF
4
3. For the third quartile, use the formula Q3 = L +
f
(i) where:
Frequency (f)
46-50
41-45
36-40
31-35
26-30
21-25
5
7
9
10
8
6
53
48
41
32
33
14
16-20
11-15
4
4
8
4
N = 53
The computational procedures for determining the quartile deviation for grouped test
scores are reflected in the above table.
For the first quartile
N
53
=
4
4 = 13. 25
CF = 8 f = 6 L = 20.5
N
CF
4
Q1
=L+
(i)
f
= 20. 5 +
13.258
6
= 20. 5 +
5.25
6
= 20. 5 +
31.5
6
= 25.75
= 40.5
CF = 32 f = 9 L = 35.5
3N
CF
4
Q3
=L+
(i)
f
(5)
= 35.5 +
40.532
5
= 35.5 +
8.5
5
= 35.5 +
42.5
6
(5)
= 40.22
(5)
(5)
After obtaining the first and third quartiles, we can now compute QD. Thus QD = (
Q 3Q1
2
).
QD
=(
40.2225.75
2
=(
14.47
2
= 7.235 or 7.24