Decile
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [ˈdɛsaɪɫ] · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decile is a noun meaning (statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
Meaning
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
More Meanings
- Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
- (astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
Example Sentences
Our school is in the top decile for exam results.
Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
The report found that nearly 40% of workers in the third decile of earnings have high-AI exposure and low performance requirements.
Overall, 79 percent of respondents said they ate fast food at least once during the three weeks. Breaking it down by income deciles (groups of 10 percent of aggregate household income) did not show big differences.
Word Forms
- deciles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include income, decentile, deciler, percentile, quintile, hexadecile.
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