quartile

/ˈkwɔrtaɪl/
noun
  1. One of four equal groups that a set of data can be divided into, based on ranking values.
    • The teacher divided the test scores into quartiles to see how students performed.
    • Students in the top quartile received honors recognition.
    • The median is the value that separates the second quartile from the third.
  2. Any of the three values that divide a data set into four equal parts (first quartile, second quartile, third quartile).
    • The third quartile shows that 75% of the values are below that number.
    • We calculated the interquartile range by subtracting the first quartile from the third.
    • The first quartile marks the point below which 25% of the data falls.
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