noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
quartile
Statistical term referring to any of the three values that divide a sorted data set into four equal parts. Often used with 第 (だい) to specify first, second, or third quartile.
データを四分位で分けて分析する。
Analyze the data by dividing it into quartiles.
第1四分位と第3四分位の差を四分位範囲という。
The difference between the first and third quartiles is called the interquartile range.
Percentile; divides data into 100 parts, while quartile divides into 4.
Compound of 四 (four) + 分 (divide) + 位 (rank/position), a straightforward calque from English 'quartile'.