What is a percentile?
A percentile is a kind of unit of measurement where your child is compared to other children.
For example, in terms of height or weight.
For example, if the height of a 12-month-old baby is 90th percentile, it means that only 10% of children of their age and gender are taller and 90% smaller.
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Percentile is a term from medical statistics
The percentile is a medical statistic that is particularly relevant for paediatricians and parents. In terms of science - and thus incomprehensible - percentiles are a measure of the dispersion of a statistical distribution. They are mainly used to estimate the development of height and weight in children and adolescents. But sometimes also with other statistical questions.
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The percentile curves plotted in the passport and pediatric exams are based on the values of large peer groups. Specifying the height or weight of a child as a percentile then means setting his values in relation to the values of the peers and peers.
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authors: Dr. Hubertus Glaser & Dr. med. med. Jörg Zorn