Pctile2

Purpose

Returns the Pth percentile of a data vector.

Synopsis

pctile = pctile2(x,p)

Description

The return value (pctile) is the specified percentile of the sample. This is an alternative to the pctile1 command used by the summary command. INPUTS:

• x = matrix (column vector) in which the sample data is stored.
• p = integer (1,100), percentile to calculate.

Examples

pctl = pctile2(x,50)

See Also

pctile1