Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a percentile rank and a percentile score?
A percentile rank tells where a value sits relative to a dataset (what percentage of data is below it). A percentile score is a threshold value: the 90th percentile score is the value below which 90% of data falls. This calculator computes both directions.
Why does the same value sometimes give different percentile ranks in different tools?
There are multiple definitions of percentile rank. Some use strict less-than (this calculator), others use less-than-or-equal. Some interpolation methods differ. For exact agreement with a specific tool, check which method it uses.
What are quartiles?
Q1 = 25th percentile, Q2 = 50th percentile (median), Q3 = 75th percentile. IQR = Q3 − Q1 covers the middle half of the data.
How do percentiles relate to z-scores in a normal distribution?
In a normal distribution, z = 0 is the 50th percentile, z = +1 is the 84th, z = +2 is the 97.7th, and z = −1 is the 16th. Use the Normal Distribution calculator to convert between z-scores and exact probabilities.
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