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Table 4.5 Final scores and ranks
Scores by deciles Ranks by deciles Scores by quartiles Ranks by quartiles

Car1 1

0.0920 15 0.2968

Car2 14

0.0955 11 0.2183

Car3 14

0.1215 3 0.2183

Car4 3.5

0.1006 7 0.2729

Car5 8

0.0628 20 0.2314

Car6 19.5

0.0663 19 0.1607

Car7 19.5

0.1046 6 0.1607

Car8 7

0.0667 18 0.2397

Car9 18

0.0962 10 0.1690

Car10 10.5

0.1155 4 0.2236

Car11 5

0.0851 17 0.2598

Car12 17

0.0986 8 0.1973

Car13 9

0.0903 16 0.2266

Car14 16

0.0942 13 0.2105

Car15 12

0.0925 14 0.2187

Car16 14

0.1220 2 0.2183

Car17 3.5

0.1260 1 0.2729

Car18 2

0.0968 9 0.2811

Car19 10.5

0.1117 5 0.2236

Car20 6

0.0948 12 0.2519

nine deciles and becomes negative (with a value of − 0.06) if the reduction is to the

sample of three quartiles.

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