document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178741>Question 178741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following are the P/E ratios (price of stock divided by projected earnings per share) for 20 banks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20,22,22,19,22,50,24,15,34,43,22,20,17,38,18,21,21,23,18,23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find 20th and 75th percentiles for these ratios. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133716 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=133716\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20,22,22,19,22,50,24,15,34,43,22,20,17,38,18,21,21,23,18,23 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st; Put the numbers in order least to greatest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: Count the numbers = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 20% of 20 = 0.20*20 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th: find the 5th number in the list counting from the least<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is the 20$ile number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5th: 0.75*20 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6th: find the 16th number in the list counting from the least<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is the 75%ile number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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