Question

fill in each blank so that the resulting statement is true.
if n% of the items in a distribution are less than particular data item, we say the data item is in the nth of the distribution.
if n% of the items in a distribution are less than particular data item, we say the data item is in the nth of the distribution.

Explanation:

The concept of percentile in statistics is used to describe the relative standing of a data point within a distribution. By definition, if \(n\%\) of the data items in a distribution are less than a particular data item, that data item is said to be in the \(n\)th percentile. This is a fundamental concept in the sub - field of Statistics (a sub - field of Mathematics) used for analyzing and interpreting data distributions.

Answer:

percentile