Meaning of certain terms [Rule 10CA(8)]
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Term |
Meaning |
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| (a) | the thirty-fifth percentile of a dataset (having values arranged in an ascending order) | The lowest value in the dataset such that at least 35% of the values included in the dataset are equal to or less than such value.
However, if the number of values that are equal to or less than the aforesaid value is a whole number, then the thirty-fifth percentile shall be the arithmetic mean of such value and the value immediately succeeding it in the dataset. |
| (b) | the sixth-fifth percentile of a dataset (having values arranged in an ascending order) | The lowest value in the dataset such that at least 65% of the values included in the dataset are equal to or less than such value.
However, if the number of values that are equal to or less than the aforesaid value is a whole number, then, the sixty-fifth percentile shall be the arithmetic mean of such value and the value immediately succeeding it in the dataset. |
| (c) | the median of the dataset (having values arranged in an ascending order) | The lowest value in the dataset such that at least 50% of the values included in the dataset are equal to or less than such value.
However, if the number of values that are equal to or less than the aforesaid value is a whole number, then, the median shall be the arithmetic mean of such value and the value immediately succeeding it in the dataset. |