decile
IPA: dˈɛsʌɫ
noun
- (statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
- Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
- (astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
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Examples of "decile" in Sentences
- Anything equivalent to the top decile.
- Totara Grove has a decile rating of 2.
- Both of the facilities have a decile rating of 10.
- All schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 10.
- Both schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 1.
- Both schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 10.
- All these schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 2.
- All these schools are coeducational and have a decile rating of 6.
- Even within that top "decile," the distribution is remarkably skewed.
- Ramanui has a decile rating of 2, and Turuturu School has a decile of 6.
- The primary school has a decile rating of 1, and the others have a decile of 2.
- The top decile of this scale accounts for 27 percent of all evangelical Protestants.
- While the absolute wealth of the top decile is huge and growing their relative wealth is continuing to grow and that is the greatest prize of all.
- Based on my experience, among those who work, the bottom decile is putting in at least as many hours – and a lot more labor – than the top decile. cmholm says:
- By “highly religious,” we mean people who rank in the top decile of the religiosity index discussed in Chapter 1, while “highly secular” means those in the bottom decile.
- Of people in the top decile of religiosity, 61 percent say it is very important that their child marry within the faith, while another 21 percent say it is somewhat important.
- The percentage loss in the richest decile group is higher than in all but the bottom three decile groups, but in fact this is largely driven by tax rises for the very richest approximately the top 1%.
- While religious diversity loses a little luster among those with the highest levels of religiosity, they still endorse it overwhelmingly 74 percent of Americans in the top decile of religiosity see the good in religious diversity.
- The thinktank said the losses among this decile would be concentrated among the highest 1% of earners, due to the increase in the top rate of income tax to 50% for those earning more than £150,000, and the withdrawal of the personal income tax allowance and less generous pension relief for those earning more than £100,000.