Monday, May 24, 2010

I need stats help! With respect to table A-2, how do we tell a difference between percentile and probability?

Explain how they are similar and different.

I need stats help! With respect to table A-2, how do we tell a difference between percentile and probability?
Percentile is the probability, expressed in percent, that a random sample of a population has a "value" lower that the sample of interest. Rarely, percentiles are used to represent probabilities that a random sample has a higher "value" than the sample of interest.


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