The difference between Decile and Tercile

When used as nouns, decile means any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency, whereas tercile means either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.

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  1. Decile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.

    Examples:

    "Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%."

  2. Decile as a noun:

    Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.

    Examples:

    "Our school is in the top decile for exam results."

  3. Decile as a noun (astrology):

    An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.

  1. Tercile as a noun (statistics):

    Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.

  2. Tercile as a noun (statistics):

    Any one of the three groups so divided.

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