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centile
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centile [ˈsɛntaɪl]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) another word for percentile
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Noun1.centile - (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
percentile
mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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2] to reference centiles in order to elicit child-specific cut-off values (Dietz and Bellizzi, 1999).
Energy regulation in young people by Dodd, Caroline J. / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Age and sex ratios were selected to reflect population centiles calculated from the 2001 UK population census.
Public understanding of pandemic influenza, United Kingdom by Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan S. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The advantage of using BMI-for-age centiles is that a child can be described as being above or below certain centile lines (for example the 85th or 90th centile), which can be useful in a clinical setting.
Development of the Australian standard definition of child/adolescent ... by Baur, Louise A. / Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
 
 
 
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