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When you say you're in the "tenth percentile", that means you're in the top 10% The tenth percentile is actually the bottom 10%. The top 10% is the ninetieth p
by chongli 7y ago
When you say you're in the "tenth percentile", that means you're in the top 10%
The tenth percentile is actually the bottom 10%. The top 10% is the ninetieth percentile.
- chias 7y agoWhile technically correct, this distinction is often muddied in colloquial speech when saying that a particular point is "in" an Xth percentile. I suppose it might also depend on which direction you orient your scale on the axis ;)