Question

During a season, the $40th$percentile for points scored per player in a game is eight. Interpret the $40th$percentile in the context of this situation.

Short answer

It's worth noting that the percentile doesn't always equal the value of an observation because it's calculated using sample data. As a result, the percentile may not correspond to any of the data points. The $40th$percentile is $8$, thus the data below is $\$40$percent and the data above is $\$60$percent.

Step-by-step solution

Introduction

The number above that number is $60\%$observation, and the number below that number is$40\%$ observation, according to the season $40th$ percentile.

Explanation

We split the population into $100$subparts, and the above to percentile value is $100*(1-p)\%$observation, and the below to percentile value is $100*p\%$observation. where $0$is the starting point