Quintile vs Decile - What's the difference?
quintile | decile |
(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
(by extension) A subset thus obtained.
(astrology) An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
(astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
Decile is a coordinate term of quintile.
Decile is a hyponym of quintile.
In statistics terms the difference between quintile and decile
is that quintile is any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets while decile is any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.In astrology terms the difference between quintile and decile
is that quintile is an aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72° while decile is an aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.quintile
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* fifthCoordinate terms
* quantile ** centile/percentile ** vigintile ** duodecile ** decile ** nonile ** octile ** septile ** sextile ** quintile ** quartile ** tercile/tertileAnagrams
* ----decile
English
Noun
(en noun)- Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
- Our school is in the top decile for exam results.