With regard to whatever attribute is being measured, the difference between the 50th and the 55th percentiles is less than the difference between the 90th and 95th percentiles.

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This is generally true because percentile differences reflect the distribution of data, and in many distributions, such as a normal distribution, data points are more spread out at the tails (e.g., between the 90th and 95th percentiles) than in the middle (e.g., between the 50th and 55th percentiles).

With Regard to Whatever Attribute Is Being Measured, the Difference