centile

Examples

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• Her bilirubin peaked at the 95th centile at 48 hours and then dropped.

  Blog text (19)

• At Penn, the mean SAT score (verbal and math) of the whites is 150 points higher than that of the blacks; translated into centiles, the SAT score of the average black student is about equal to the SAT score of the tenth percentile of white students.

  Academic text (1997)

• The information that can be gained from assessment with the MSLQ can be valuable in guiding students in the lower centiles to success.

  Academic text (1996)

• These observations allowed upper centiles of pelvic size to be determined from the distribution of the measurements.

  Academic text (1991)

• Although there are known limitations, the use of centiles may be an alternative when it is difficult to build z-score equations with sufficient statistical power.

  Academic text (2017)

• For example, minimum perinatal mortality is around the 75th birthweight centile for twins and singletons.

  Academic text (2002)

• A composite standardized score (referred to here as Academic Index) was developed using the average of standardized scores on the ACT, GPA, the average of the EPT and RCT scores, and high school centile rank.

  Academic text (1997)

• No significant differences were found between the genders on ACT scores, university credits, GPA, English Placement Test (EPT), Reading Comprehension Tests (RCT), or high school centile rank.

  Academic text (1997)

• The doctor noted that her height was at the 50th centile, indicating she was average for her age group.

• To assess the students' performance, we compared their scores to the national centiles established by the testing agency.

Synonyms

P

percentile

vscentile

• Specialized

20 6.8

A value that shows what percent of people scored lower, for example on a test

has identical meaning but is a variant term used for same concept

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