Example of Quantiles and Measures of Location

    Frequency                                                   
                                                                
    120 +  *                                                    
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     90 +*****                                                  
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     60 +*******                                                
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     30 +************                                           
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         1234567891111111111222222222233333333334444444444>     
                  0123456789012345678901234567890123456789=     
                                                          5     
         PPQ M  MQ                                        0     
         511 e  e3      P     P                                 
          0  d  a       9     9                                 
             i  n       0     5                                 
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P5 = 5TH PERCENTILE
P10 = 10TH PERCENTILE
P90 = 90TH PERCENTILE
P95 = 95TH PERCENTILE
Q1 = 1ST QUARTILE
Q3 = 3RD QUARTILE