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decile Definition

dec·ile (des′īl′, -il)

noun

Statistics any of the values which divide a frequency distribution into ten groups of equal frequency; also, any of these groups

Etymology: dec- + -ile

decile Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • domain: And Ilfracombe East all ranks within the top decile of this domain.

Adjective modifier

  • low: The lowest decile hourly earnings in the private sector was under £ 5.00 compared with £ 5.78 in the public sector.
  • top: Only those falling into the top decile were selected for mailing.
  • high: Men, even in the highest deciles, were less aware that they are overweight and few of them were trying to lose weight.
  • bottom: The bottom decile would, in theory at least, eventually catch up with the top decile ( Gorard 1999 ).

Modifies a noun

  • earning: The impact on lowest decile earnings has been even more marked.
  • point: The bottom decile point rose by 62 per cent from £ 74 per week to £ 119 per week.
  • group: Only 42 % of 1995 lone parents in the top decile group exit benefit by 2000.

Noun used with modifier

  • income: For households in all other income deciles, however, the highest expenditure was for transport and recreation and culture.
  • crime: Conclusion and Discussion 5.1 Across crime deciles there is a discernible pattern of a reduction in response rates as the property crime rate increases.