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percentiles  

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  • if a set of scores is put in order from the smallest to the largest, the 10 percentile is the score which cuts off the bottom 10% of scores (the smallest scores). Similarly, the 30th percentile is the score which cuts off the bottom 30% of scores. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics; percentiles]

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