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quantile

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkwɒn.taɪl

Definitions

One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

Equivalents

Españolcuantil
Françaisquantile
DeutschQuantil
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Češtinakvantil
Italianoquantile
Nederlandskwantiel
Polskikwantyl
Portuguêsquantil
Русскийкванти́ль

Examples

“It should be noted that quantile regression controls for the quantiles of the y variable, and not of the original covariate i.e. the x variable.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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