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  2. Percentage - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a percentage (from Latin per centum 'by a hundred') is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign (%), [1] although the abbreviations pct., pct, and sometimes pc are also used. [2] A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number), primarily used for expressing proportions ...

  3. Confidence interval - Wikipedia

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    A confidence interval for the parameter , with confidence level or coefficient , is an interval determined by random variables and with the property: The number , whose typical value is close to but not greater than 1, is sometimes given in the form (or as a percentage ), where is a small positive number, often 0.05.

  4. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    In Europe and the U.S. percentage "grade" is the most commonly used figure for describing slopes. as a per mille figure (denoted with the symbol ‰), the formula for which is which could also be expressed as the tangent of the angle of inclination times 1000. This is commonly used in Europe to denote the incline of a railway.

  5. Pythagorean expectation - Wikipedia

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    Pythagorean expectation. Pythagorean expectation is a sports analytics formula devised by Bill James to estimate the percentage of games a baseball team "should" have won based on the number of runs they scored and allowed. Comparing a team's actual and Pythagorean winning percentage can be used to make predictions and evaluate which teams are ...

  6. On-base percentage - Wikipedia

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    The OBP of all batters faced by one pitcher or team is referred to as "on-base against". On-base percentage is calculable for professional teams dating back to the first year of National Association of Professional Base Ball Players competition in 1871, [2] because the component values of its formula have been recorded in box scores ever since.

  7. 68–95–99.7 rule - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, the 68–95–99.7 rule, also known as the empirical rule, is a shorthand used to remember the percentage of values that lie within an interval estimate in a normal distribution: 68%, 95%, and 99.7% of the values lie within one, two, and three standard deviations of the mean, respectively. In mathematical notation, these facts ...

  8. Duty cycle - Wikipedia

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    The duty cycle is defined as the ratio between the pulse duration, or pulse width ( ) and the period ( ) of a rectangular waveform. Spectrum in relation to duty cycle. A duty cycle or power cycle is the fraction of one period in which a signal or system is active. [1] [2] [3] Duty cycle is commonly expressed as a percentage or a ratio.

  9. Percentage point - Wikipedia

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    Percentage point. A percentage point or percent point is the unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points (although it is a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured, if the total amount remains the same). [1]