The difference between Measure of location and Percentile

When used as nouns, measure of location means a single number used to characterize a batch, sample, or distribution or the position of an element of it, whereas percentile means any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

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  1. Measure of location as a noun (statistics, probability):

    A single number used to characterize a batch, sample, or distribution or the position of an element of it.

  1. Percentile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

  2. Percentile as a noun (statistics):

    Any one of the hundred groups so divided.

    Examples:

    "He is highly intelligent – he has an IQ in the top percentile."

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