decile

UK
/ˈdɛsaɪl/
US
/ˈdɛsaɪl/

Translations

decilenoun
deciles
pl
UK
/ˈdɛsaɪl/
US
/ˈdɛsaɪl/
The income distribution was divided into deciles for analysis.
Распределение доходов было разделено на децили для анализа.
decileadjective
UK
/ˈdɛsaɪl/
US
/ˈdɛsaɪl/
Used attributively in phrases such as "decile ranking" to denote relation to, or based on, deciles.

Definitions

decilenoun
One of ten equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.
The income data was divided into deciles to analyze the distribution of wealth among the population.
Any of the nine values that partition an ordered data set into ten equal parts, each containing the same proportion of observations.
The ninth decile marked the score above which only 10% of students performed.
decileadjective
Relating to or based on deciles.
The school achieved a decile ranking of eight.