How it is calculated
The end percentiles, 0 and 100, return the minimum and the maximum. Between neighbouring points the value is read along a straight line.
Position = (n − 1) × p / 100
Where the numbers come from
- Numbers
- Percentile — unit in the field: %
Example
The series 1, 2, 3, 4 and the 50th percentile give 2,5.
Questions
How is it different from rank?
A percentile from a share looks up a value. The rank of one particular number is not calculated here.
Repeats in the series?
They stay in the sort and shift the position.
One item?
Every percentile equals this element.