The 50th percentile of a distribution is
A) the number with 50% of the data below it.
B) the number with 50% of the data above it.
C) the number with 50% of the data on either side of it.
D) All of the above

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The 50th percentile, also known as the median, is the value that divides a dataset into two equal halves, with 50% of the data below it and 50% of the data above it, effectively having 50% of the data on either side.

The 50th Percentile of a Distribution Is