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Glossary: Data Visualization

Median, quartile, percentile

Also written: median, percentile, 95th percentile, quantile

The median is the middle value; quartiles are the 25% and 75% points; a percentile is the value a given percent of the data falls below. The 95th percentile of USPS delivery days (6) supports a promise that holds for nearly every parcel.

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