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Added detail to explanation of quantile function
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### Quantile
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### Quantile
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The `quantile(dist, prob)` gives the value x for which the probability for all values
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The `quantile(dist, prob)` gives the value x for which the sum of the probability for all values
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lower than x is equal to prob. It is the inverse of `cdf`. In the literature, it
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lower than x is equal to prob. It is the inverse of `cdf`. In the literature, it
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is also known as the quantiles function.
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is also known as the quantiles function. In the optional `summary stistics` panel which appears
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beneath distributions, the numbers beneath 5%, 10%, 25% etc are the quantiles of that distribution
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for those precentage values.
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<SquiggleEditor defaultCode="quantile(normal(0,1),0.5)" />
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<SquiggleEditor defaultCode="quantile(normal(0,1),0.5)" />
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