Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

tertile

noun

/ˈtɜːr.taɪl/

Definition

One of the three equal parts that a set can be divided into.

Examples

The scores were divided into tertiles to better understand the distribution of student performance.
In the study, we examined the first tertile of participants, who scored below the median.
The dataset was segmented into tertiles to analyze income levels among different households.

Meaning

The term ‘tertile’ is often used in statistics and research to refer to the division of a population or set into three groups of equal size based on some criteria, such as scores or measurements. Each group represents a tertile, which helps in analyzing distribution and patterns.