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Percentile


The kth percentile P_k is that value of x, say x_k, which corresponds to a cumulative frequency of Nk/100, where N is the sample size.


See also

Percentile Rank, Quantile, Quartile

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References

Kenney, J. F. and Keeping, E. S. "Percentile Ranks." §3.6 in Mathematics of Statistics, Pt. 1, 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, pp. 38-39, 1962.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Percentile." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Percentile.html

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