third quartile

noun

1. (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.

Example Sentences

And then you have the third quartile who are nervous but know they should feel bullish.”

From Washington Post

Line in the centre of the rectangle represents the median, top edge of the rectangle represents the third quartile, bottom edge of the rectangle represents the first quartile, top whisker represents the maximum and bottom whisker represents the minimum.

From Nature

Sure enough, it is opponents of Ms Muguruza’s type—the third quartile of AS, the cohort of players who are aggressive but not extremely so—that have given Ms Kerber trouble.

From Economist

Dow Jones Indices says that put it in the third quartile — or second-to-worst one — through December.

From New York Times

Estimated mean blood loss was 48 cc for patients in the first quartile based on area under the 37 degree threshold; 50 cc for patients in the second quartile; 100 cc for patients in the third quartile; and 200 for patients in the fourth quartile.

From Scientific American