Meaning

(statistics) Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population..

Definitions by Sense

1. (statistics) Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.
2. (statistics) Any one of the three groups so divided.

Example Sentences

The first tertile results include January through April's revenues.

Smoking (odds ratio 2·87 for current vs never, PAR 35·7% for current and former vs never), raised ApoB/ApoA1 ratio (3·25 for top vs lowest quintile, PAR 49·2% for top four quintiles vs lowest quintile), history of hypertension (1·91, PAR 17·9%), diabetes (2·37, PAR 9·9%), abdominal obesity (1·12 for top vs lowest tertile and 1·62 for middle vs lowest tertile, PAR 20·1% for top two tertiles vs lowest tertile), psychosocial factors (2·67, PAR 32·5%), daily consumption of fruits and vegetables (0·70, PAR 13·7% for lack of daily consumption), regular alcohol consumption (0·91, PAR 6·7%), and regular physical activity (0·86, PAR 12·2%), were all significantly related to acute myocardial infarction (p<0·0001 for all risk factors and p=0·03 for alcohol).

To determine whether that’s been the case, I broke the league into tertiles at both ends of the floor and overall.

When we start testosterone therapy, the goal is typically to raise testosterone levels into the range of about 450 to 600 ng/dL, which is considered the “middle tertile” for most laboratory reference ranges.

Word Forms

• tertiles
• tercile

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When Should You Use Tertile?

Use tertile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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