A Consistent Definition for Quantiles.

Fleet, Tony

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Consistent Definition for Quantiles.

Fleet, Tony

Mathematics in School, v18 n5 p28-32 Nov 1989

Considers definitions of quantiles. Describes median and quartiles. Compares the usefulness of 3 different definitions of quartile using a computer program to simulate 500 quantiles on a sample of a fixed size. Five references are listed. (YP)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Definitions, Graphs, Higher Education, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics, Mathematics Materials, Statistical Distributions, Statistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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