quantilen.
/ˈkwɒntʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈkwɑn(t)aɪl/ Statistics.
Each of a set of values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into a certain number of equal groups, each group containing the same fraction of the total population; each of the groups so produced, as a quartile, decile, percentile, etc.
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quartile1879
decile1882
percentile1885
centile1894
array1897
quintile1910
rank order1915
stratum1920
bin1934
quantile1938
realization1941
fractile1952
1938 R. A. Fisher & F. Yates Statist. Tables Biol., Agric. & Med. Res. 5 Table X, simple quantiles of the normal distribution, gives the deviates corresponding with proper fractions.
1961 L. G. Parratt Probability & Exper. Errors in Sci. ii. 79 If there are M intervals, each interval is called a quantile or an M-tile, or sometimes a fractile.
1993 Lancet 3 July 28/2 If natural cut-points are not apparent (such as 5 year age intervals), then quantiles can be used.
2005 J. Knight & L. Song Towards Labour Market in China iii. 59 There is a substantial increase in all the education coefficients between 1988 and 1995 but the increase is greatest at the lowest quantile.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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