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95%-ile isn't that good
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this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2023
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One in Twenty.
The 95th percentile means you're in the top twentieth.
In a group of 40, one will be better than you. In a group of 100, four will be better than you. In a group of 1,000, which is still a small number of people, 49 will be better than you.
The article doesn't once mention what 95p actually means, as a number. When you think about the actual number, it's clear that it's not a big deal.