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80th percentile in what population? If you've been nordic skiing, you are very likely in the 99th percentile of nordic skiing ability out of everyone in the wor
by titanomachy 7y ago
80th percentile in what population? If you've been nordic skiing, you are very likely in the 99th percentile of nordic skiing ability out of everyone in the world.
- shantly 7y agoYeah it takes like a weekend of practice or study at many things to reach the 99th percentile. Most stuff’s not that widely practiced or known.
- james_s_tayler 7y agoIn the population that has actually ever done that thing. Or perhaps currently does that thing on an at least seldom basis.
- NotAnEconomist 7y agoOnly 4% of the world even plays soccer. Being in the top 10% of them puts you into global fractional percentages. If it's not soccer, having done it likely puts you in fraction-of-fraction land.
- shartshooter 7y agoGreat question...my response wasn’t super clear on that. I’d say 80th percentile of people who do a given activity. That’s, of course, pretty vague but this is just a guiding principle for me.