Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 173: 33

Answer

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% of the observations may be found.

Work Step by Step

The concept of percentile is used to check how many values in the data set fall within a certain range. The percentile is described as the k percent of the observations are less than or equal to that value. For example, 75% of the students completed their homework. So, the students would be 75th percentile.
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