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per·cen·tile

(pər-sĕn′tīl′) Statistics

1. Any of the groups that result when a frequency distribution is divided into 100 groups of equal size.

2. Any of the values that separate each of these groups.

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percentile

(pəˈsɛntaɪl)

(Statistics) one of 99 actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into 100 groups with equal frequencies; the 90th percentile is the value of a variable such that 90% of the relevant population is below that value. Also called: centile

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per•cen•tile

(pərˈsɛn taɪl, -tɪl)

n.

one of the values of a statistical variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.

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per·cen·tile

(pər-sĕn′tīl′)

Any of the 100 equal parts into which the range of the values of a set of data can be divided in order to show the distribution of those values. The percentile of a given value is determined by the percentage of the values that are smaller than that value. For example, a test score that is higher than 95 percent of the other scores is in the 95th percentile.

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percentile - (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

centile

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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percentile

[pəˈsentaɪl] N → percentil m

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percentile

n → Prozent nt; he’s in the ninetieth percentile for reading and maths → in Lesen und Rechnen gehört er zu den besten zehn Prozent

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percentile

[pəˈsɛntaɪl] n → percentile m

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The biggest offensive adjustment for Virginia included more cuts to the basket at the expense of screens, a strategy change that plays upon Oregon's weakness: when facing cuts against their zone defense, the Ducks drop to the 23rd percentile in defensive efficiency, allowing a robust 1.16 points per possession and an effective field goal rate of over 62 percent.

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Higher rates of body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfolds >85th percentile, and waist circumference >90th percentile were seen in children with systolic high BP.

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Here, the performance of an hs-cTnT assay was evaluated in the same reference population, with consideration of the influences of age, sex, and CK activity on the 99th percentile. Specimens originated from the well-characterized DONOR SHIP cohort collected in 2005 (2).

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Anthony Pereira, CEO of Percentile, said: "We're delighted that Jefferies recognised the expertise of the Percentile team and the ability of our software to enhance their growing risk infrastructure.

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Among 12,268 adolescents with calculated BMI, 62.7% (females 62.4%, males 63.0%; Hispanics 59.0%, Blacks 60.8%, Whites 68.1%, and other races 69.7%), were below the 85th percentile of the reference population reported by the CDC in 2000 [27].

Arm Circumference-to-Height Ratio as a Situational Alternative to BMI Percentile in Assessing Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents

Using statistics, there are two popular methods for detecting anomalies: standard deviation and percentiles.

Understanding Anomaly Detection

Weight, Length, and Head Circumference Percentiles. Percentile rankings coincided with findings of growth velocities in that they were below average.

Growth of Infants with Intestinal Failure or Feeding Intolerance Does Not Follow Standard Growth Curves

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