Does Percentile Approx upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Percentile Approx runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Pct 0–100.

Should I use Median List instead of Percentile Approx?

Use Percentile Approx when you need Percentile with sample count. Use Median List when you need Median with min and max. They share a category (Calculate) but not the same job.

Percentile Approx

Percentile with sample count.

Approximate a percentile from a sorted sample (nearest-rank style). Shows n and the chosen percentile for quick stats homework.

What Percentile Approx does

Approximate a percentile from a sorted sample (nearest-rank style). Shows n and the chosen percentile for quick stats homework.

Percentile Approx sits in the Calculate group on purpose. It is not Median List (Median with min and max.) and not Min Max List (Min/max with span and average.). Choose this page when you need Percentile with sample count. If you stretch Percentile Approx into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Percentile Approx

Confirm you need Percentile Approx, not Median List (Median with min and max.). Address: /percentile-approx.
Enter the numbers or dates Percentile Approx uses. Percentile with sample count.
Read the result as Percentile Approx defines it — not as Min Max List (Min/max with span and average.). Approximate a percentile from a sorted sample (nearest-rank style). Shows n and the chosen percentile for quick stats homework.
Percentile Approx is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. Pct 0–100.
Need a different formula? Try Min Max List (Min/max with span and average.) instead of stretching Percentile Approx.

When not to use Percentile Approx

Skip Percentile Approx when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Median List or Min Max List — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Approximate a percentile from a sorted sample (nearest-rank style). Shows n and the chosen percentile for quick stats homework.

Questions about Percentile Approx

What does Percentile Approx do that other Calculate pages on this site do not?: Approximate a percentile from a sorted sample (nearest-rank style). Shows n and the chosen percentile for quick stats homework. Short version: Percentile with sample count.
Does Percentile Approx upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Percentile Approx runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Pct 0–100.
Should I use Median List instead of Percentile Approx?: Use Percentile Approx when you need Percentile with sample count. Use Median List when you need Median with min and max. They share a category (Calculate) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Percentile Approx?: Pct 0–100. Also: Approximate a percentile from a sorted sample (nearest-rank style). Shows n and the chosen percentile for quick stats homework.