The difference between Quartile and Septile

When used as nouns, quartile means any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population, whereas septile means any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into seven equally numerous subsets.

Septile is also adjective with the meaning: relating to a septum.

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  1. Quartile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.

  2. Quartile as a noun (statistics):

    Any one of the four groups so divided.

    Examples:

    "This school is ranked in the first quartile."

  1. Septile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into seven equally numerous subsets.

  1. Septile as an adjective (anatomy):

    Relating to a septum; septal.

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