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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | *This function gives the k | + | *This function gives the <math>k^{th}</math> percentile value in a given range. |
*Percentile means any of the 100 equal parts into which the range of the values of a set of data can be divided in order to show the distribution of those values. | *Percentile means any of the 100 equal parts into which the range of the values of a set of data can be divided in order to show the distribution of those values. | ||
*The percentile of a given value is determined by the percentage of the values that are smaller than that value. | *The percentile of a given value is determined by the percentage of the values that are smaller than that value. | ||
| − | *For example we can the | + | *For example we can have the <math>25^th</math> percentile is the value below which 25 percent of the observations may be found. |
*The 25th percentile is called as the first quartile (Q1), the 50th percentile as the median quartile (Q2), and the 75th percentile as the third quartile (Q3). | *The 25th percentile is called as the first quartile (Q1), the 50th percentile as the median quartile (Q2), and the 75th percentile as the third quartile (Q3). | ||
*In general, percentiles and quartiles are specific types of quantiles. | *In general, percentiles and quartiles are specific types of quantiles. | ||
| − | *In <math>PERCENTILE(ar,k), ar </math> is the array of data that indicating relative standing and <math>k </math> is the Percentile value in the range | + | *In <math>PERCENTILE(ar,k)</math>, <math>ar </math> is the array of data that indicating relative standing and <math>k </math> is the Percentile value in the range <math>0...1</math>(inclusive). |
*This function will return the result as error when | *This function will return the result as error when | ||
1. The array value is empty. | 1. The array value is empty. | ||
| − | 2. k is | + | 2. <math>k</math> is non-numeric or <math>k \le 0</math> or <math> k \ge 1</math>. |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Revision as of 03:43, 7 January 2014
PERCENTILE(ar,k)
- is the array of data .
- is the Percentile value.
is the array of data .
is the Percentile value.Description
- This function gives the percentile value in a given range.
- Percentile means any of the 100 equal parts into which the range of the values of a set of data can be divided in order to show the distribution of those values.
- The percentile of a given value is determined by the percentage of the values that are smaller than that value.
- For example we can have the percentile is the value below which 25 percent of the observations may be found.
- The 25th percentile is called as the first quartile (Q1), the 50th percentile as the median quartile (Q2), and the 75th percentile as the third quartile (Q3).
- In general, percentiles and quartiles are specific types of quantiles.
- In , is the array of data that indicating relative standing and is the Percentile value in the range (inclusive).
- This function will return the result as error when
percentile value in a given range.
percentile is the value below which 25 percent of the observations may be found.
, 
(inclusive).1. The array value is empty. 2. is non-numeric or or .
or 
.
Examples
- 5
7 2 9 PERCENTILE(C1:C4,0.4)=5.4
- 15
20 12 41 35 PERCENTILE(D1:D5,0.721)=33.26
- 2
3 4 PERCENTILE(A1:A3,1.1)=NAN