Is it better to say top n % rather than nth percentile? [closed]





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  • No, the top n % is not equal to the nth percentile: Top 9% <> 9th percentile.

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:49











  • @Ubihatt - “besides” not “between”

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:50











  • @Jim it's okay! that's the informal lingo.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:52











  • They are not same. Between you need to include your findings in your question.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:54






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    @Jim you can be informal in comment section, right? Not in answer.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 5:04


















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Want to know if that is interchangeable










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  • No, the top n % is not equal to the nth percentile: Top 9% <> 9th percentile.

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:49











  • @Ubihatt - “besides” not “between”

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:50











  • @Jim it's okay! that's the informal lingo.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:52











  • They are not same. Between you need to include your findings in your question.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:54






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    @Jim you can be informal in comment section, right? Not in answer.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 5:04














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Want to know if that is interchangeable










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closed as off-topic by Jim, Ubi hatt, JJJ, Rand al'Thor, choster Apr 4 at 23:28


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closed as off-topic by Jim, Ubi hatt, JJJ, Rand al'Thor, choster Apr 4 at 23:28


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  • No, the top n % is not equal to the nth percentile: Top 9% <> 9th percentile.

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:49











  • @Ubihatt - “besides” not “between”

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:50











  • @Jim it's okay! that's the informal lingo.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:52











  • They are not same. Between you need to include your findings in your question.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:54






  • 1





    @Jim you can be informal in comment section, right? Not in answer.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 5:04



















  • No, the top n % is not equal to the nth percentile: Top 9% <> 9th percentile.

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:49











  • @Ubihatt - “besides” not “between”

    – Jim
    Apr 3 at 4:50











  • @Jim it's okay! that's the informal lingo.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:52











  • They are not same. Between you need to include your findings in your question.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 4:54






  • 1





    @Jim you can be informal in comment section, right? Not in answer.

    – Ubi hatt
    Apr 3 at 5:04

















No, the top n % is not equal to the nth percentile: Top 9% <> 9th percentile.

– Jim
Apr 3 at 4:49





No, the top n % is not equal to the nth percentile: Top 9% <> 9th percentile.

– Jim
Apr 3 at 4:49













@Ubihatt - “besides” not “between”

– Jim
Apr 3 at 4:50





@Ubihatt - “besides” not “between”

– Jim
Apr 3 at 4:50













@Jim it's okay! that's the informal lingo.

– Ubi hatt
Apr 3 at 4:52





@Jim it's okay! that's the informal lingo.

– Ubi hatt
Apr 3 at 4:52













They are not same. Between you need to include your findings in your question.

– Ubi hatt
Apr 3 at 4:54





They are not same. Between you need to include your findings in your question.

– Ubi hatt
Apr 3 at 4:54




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@Jim you can be informal in comment section, right? Not in answer.

– Ubi hatt
Apr 3 at 5:04





@Jim you can be informal in comment section, right? Not in answer.

– Ubi hatt
Apr 3 at 5:04










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