Quartile
Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001559
Division of a distribution of values into four equal segments.
Note: The lowest quartile ranges from the lowest value to the 25th percentile; the second quartile ranges from the 25th percentile to the 50th percentile; the third quartile ranges from the 50th percentile to the 75th percentile; the fourth quartile ranges from the 75th percentile to the highest value.
This measure divides a distribution into four equal parts.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ECS-001559 |
|---|---|
| Field | Economic statistics |
| References | BLS Glossary; U.S. Census Bureau Glossary |
| See also | Derived measures |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ECS-001559",
"term": "Quartile",
"field": "Economic statistics",
"definitions": [
"Division of a distribution of values into four equal segments.\n\nNote: The lowest quartile ranges from the lowest value to the 25th percentile; the second quartile ranges from the 25th percentile to the 50th percentile; the third quartile ranges from the 50th percentile to the 75th percentile; the fourth quartile ranges from the 75th percentile to the highest value.",
"This measure divides a distribution into four equal parts."
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"see_also": [
"Derived measures"
],
"references": [
"BLS Glossary",
"U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/quartile/"
}
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