How to calculate percentile

Percentile can not be calculated by yourself, it is calculated by governing body who knows the actual number of students appear in the entrance exam. To calculate the kth percentile (where k is any number between zero and one hundred), do the following steps: 1 Order all the values in the data set from smallest to largest. 2 Multiply k percent by the total number of values, n. This number is called the index. 3 If the index obtained in Step 2 is not a whole number, round it up to the nearest whole number and go to Step 4a. If the index obtained in Step 2 is a whole number, go to Step 4b. 4a.Count the values in your data set from left to right (from the smallest to the largest value) until you reach the number indicated by Step 3. The corresponding value in your data set is the kth percentile. 4b.Count the values in your data set from left to right until you reach the number indicated by Step 2. Also check for good colleges for taking admission as IP university, Delhi University, Lovely Professional University, nirma

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