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Not surpris<strong>in</strong>gly, the 50 th percentile is actually the median of the dataset! This is always true.<br />

In Excel, we can use the Percentile() function. The set-up of this function‟s parameters is:<br />

=percentile(cell range, p/100)<br />

Thus, <strong>for</strong> this dataset, we would have:<br />

2.3.3 Quartiles<br />

Often times, data analysts like to th<strong>in</strong>k about data <strong>in</strong> terms of quartiles, or quarters. There are 4<br />

quartiles and can be represented as follows:<br />

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Quartile 1 = 25 th Percentile<br />

Quartile 2 = 50 th Percentile<br />

Quartile 3 = 75 th Percentile<br />

Quartile 4 = 100 th Percentile<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 60

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