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percentile
n.
value that demonstrates a rank based on one hundred percent
Percentile
A
percentile (or a centile) is a measure used in
statistics indicating the value below which a given
percentage of observations in a group of observations fall. For example, the 20th percentile is the value (or score) below which 20 percent of the observations may be found.
percentile
Noun
1. (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
(synonym) centile
(hypernym) mark, grade, score
(classification) statistics
Percentiles
The percentile (this term was first used by Galton, 1885a) of a distribution of values is a number xp such that a percentage p of the population values are less than or equal to x
p. For example, the 25th percentile (also referred to as the .25
quantile or lower
quartile ) of a variable is a value (x
p) such that 25% (
p) of the values of the variable fall below that value.
Similarly, the 75th percentile (also referred to as the .75
quantile or upper
quartile ) is a value such that 75% of the values of the variable fall below that value and is calculated accordingly.
percentil
(n.) = percentile ; percentile.
Ex: Only at the 90th percentile of articles did the percentage of periodical titles in the cited literature significantly exceed that of the citing literature.
Ex: Only at the 90th percentile of articles did the percentage of periodical titles in the cited literature significantly exceed that of the citing literature.
