What percentile is Bronx county?   What county is at the 80th percentile?

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  1. What percentile is Bronx county?

 

  1. What county is at the 80th percentile?

 

U.S. County
Los Angeles
Orange
Confirmed Cases
260,797
52,063
64,160
Clark
Сook
139,088
Dallas
77,889
Harris
123,817
56,681
75,682
Riverside
Broward
Bronx
52,598
166,881
San Bernadino 52,471
Miami-Dade
139,856
Maricopa
Queens
Kings
70,893
65,848
53,341
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Transcribed Image Text:U.S. County Los Angeles Orange Confirmed Cases 260,797 52,063 64,160 Clark Сook 139,088 Dallas 77,889 Harris 123,817 56,681 75,682 Riverside Broward Bronx 52,598 166,881 San Bernadino 52,471 Miami-Dade 139,856 Maricopa Queens Kings 70,893 65,848 53,341 Вехar
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Step 1

Arrange the confirmed cases in ascending order for the given countries.

U.S. Country Confirmed Cases
Orange 52063
San Bernadino 52471
Bronx 52598
Bexar 53341
Riverside 56681
Clark 64160
Kings 65848
Queens 70893
Broward 75682
Dallas 77889
Harris 123817
Cook 139088
Maricopa 139856
Miami-Dade 166881
Los Angeles 260767

 

Step 2

a)

Bronx comes in the 3 Rank with 52,598 confirmed cases.

Total number = 15

Calculate the percentile of Bronx county.

3=P100×15P=3×10015P=20

Hence 20th percentile is Bronx Country.

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