decile (redirected from deciles)

dec·ile  (dsl, -l)

n. Statistics

1. Any one of the numbers or values in a series dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into ten groups of equal frequency.

2. Any one of the ten groups.

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[dec(i)- + -ile.]

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decile [ˈdɛsɪl -aɪl]

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics

a.  one of nine actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into ten groups with equal frequencies: the ninth decile is the value below which 90% of the population lie See also percentile

b.  a tenth part of a distribution

[from deca- + -ile]

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Noun

1.

decile - (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores 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

Translations

decile [ˈdesɪl] N → decil m