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Decile vs Ventile - What's the difference?

decile | ventile |

Ventile is a coordinate term of decile.



In statistics terms the difference between decile and ventile

is that decile is any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency while ventile is any one of the twenty groups so divided.

decile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
    • Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
  • Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
    • Our school is in the top decile for exam results.
  • (astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.

    • Coordinate terms

    * quantile * centile/percentile * vigintile * duodecile * nonile * octile * septile * sextile * quintile * quartile * tercile/tertile

    Anagrams

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    ventile

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (statistics) Any of the nineteen points that divide an ordered distribution into twenty parts, each containing one twentieth of the population.
  • (statistics) Any one of the twenty groups so divided.

    • Coordinate terms

    * quantile ** centile/percentile ** vigintile ** duodecile ** decile ** nonile ** octile ** septile ** sextile ** quintile ** quartile ** tercile/tertile ----