Percentile Calculator

An online calculator that calculates the data value corresponding to a given percentile and a second calculator calculates the percentile given a data value.

Percentiles

The \( n^{th} \) percentile of a set of data values is the value \( V \) for which \( n\% \) of the data values in the set are less than \( V \). If \( N \) is the number of data values, the position of the \( n^{th} \) percentile is given by \[ \dfrac{N \times n}{100} \]

Example 1

Find the \( 50^{th} \) and the \( 80^{th} \) percentiles of the data set given by:

52, 22, 30, 7, 12, 20, 21, 33, 45, 34, 9


Solution to Example 1

We first order the data set given above. \[ 7, 9, 12, 20, 21, 22, 30, 33, 34, 45, 52 \] There are \( 11 \) data values in the given set, hence \( N = 11 \).

The \( 50^{th} \) percentile is given by the position
\( \dfrac{11 \times 50}{100} = 5.5 \)
Round to the nearest integer: 6
\( 22 \) is the value in the ordered data set that is at the \( 6^{th} \) position. Hence the \( 50^{th} \) percentile of the given data set is 22.
The \( 80^{th} \) percentile is given by the position \[ \dfrac{11 \times 80}{100} = 8.8 \] Round 8.8 to the nearest lower integer 9.
34 is the value in the ordered data set that is at the position 9. Hence the \( 80^{th} \) percentile of the given data set is 34.


1 - Find the Data Value Corresponding to a Given Percentile - Calculator

The data values must be separated by commas.

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2 - Find the Percentile Corresponding to a Given Value Calculator

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