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单词 decile
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Definition of decile in English:

decile

noun ˈdɛsʌɪlˈdɛˌsaɪl
Statistics
  • 1Each of ten equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.

    〔统计〕十分位数

    the lowest income decile of the population
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The annual income bias is especially high in the lowest annual income decile, equaling almost 10 percent of income.
    • The bottom deciles all lost real income between 1982 and 1998.
    • Individuals who were in the lowest part of the income distribution for more than a decade face gasoline tax burdens nearly twice as high as the burden placed on the top decile of income.
    • Between 1986 and 1998, the families in the bottom five deciles went backwards in terms of real income.
    • In one study based on U.S. data, for example, people in the top decile of the income distribution averaged more than five points higher on a ten-point happiness scale than people in the bottom decile.
    1. 1.1 Each of the nine values of the random variable which divide a population into ten deciles.
      十分位值
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nine intervals, rather than deciles, were selected so that the expected mean value would be contained in a single central interval.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French décile, from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin decem 'ten'.

Definition of decile in US English:

decile

nounˈdɛˌsaɪlˈdeˌsīl
Statistics
  • 1Each of ten equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.

    〔统计〕十分位数

    the lowest income decile of the population
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Between 1986 and 1998, the families in the bottom five deciles went backwards in terms of real income.
    • In one study based on U.S. data, for example, people in the top decile of the income distribution averaged more than five points higher on a ten-point happiness scale than people in the bottom decile.
    • The annual income bias is especially high in the lowest annual income decile, equaling almost 10 percent of income.
    • Individuals who were in the lowest part of the income distribution for more than a decade face gasoline tax burdens nearly twice as high as the burden placed on the top decile of income.
    • The bottom deciles all lost real income between 1982 and 1998.
    1. 1.1 Each of the nine values of the random variable that divide a population into ten such groups.
      十分位值
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nine intervals, rather than deciles, were selected so that the expected mean value would be contained in a single central interval.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French décile, from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin decem ‘ten’.

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