Percentile rank?

Hi Brilliant staff,

What does percentile rank mean?

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Comments

@Mahdi Raza

The percentile rank of a score is the percentage of scores in its frequency distribution that are equal to or lower than it. For example, a test score that is greater than 75% of the scores of people taking the test is said to be at the 75th percentile, where 75 is the percentile rank.

It may mean the same thing in Brilliant too

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year ago

Thanks!

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

I just saw this question and realized that I haven't found this word on Brilliant, where is it? Also, I wish to know how levels are categorized in Brilliant because I feel both percentile and levels are somewhat related, although I still don't remember any place where I could see my percentile rank. Thanks for asking this question!

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

Since you have premium, go to stats and at the bottom you will see something like this

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

I don't know if there is some problem with my browser, but I can't see any section like that!

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – Go to the top right section, Click The grey icon with three lines. Go down and select the Stats button. You will be redirected to another tab. Go at the bottom of this page.

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

@Mahdi Raza – No, I mean I can't see any percentile section like that.

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – Ask @Brilliant Mathematics if this a bug. I don't know much about this thus I was asking as well through this discussion

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

@Mahdi Raza – Now I even tried it with the View Mobile Site and couldn't see there also.

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

All I see is this:

Current streak: Quizzes finished: Problems solved:

Then all the courses and their meter that shows how much I've done

Then problems tried where I can click on any day to see the problems I tried.

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Brilliant Mathematics, I can't find the section which shows my percentile, could you please help?

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

I don't think you are in the top 100 (or some other number) percentile

That's why you can't find it @Vinayak Srivastava

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year ago

@Hamza Anushath, maybe that is the case. Can you see the section?

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – No, because I do not use Brilliant Premium

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – And I most likely will not be in the top $n$ (whatever $n$ is)

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year ago

@Brilliant Mathematics

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

I just found this

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

Yes, i have seen this

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

Can you tell me the steps for the stats you were speaking about?

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – "steps for stats"?

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

@Mahdi Raza – Yes, maybe I am doing something else..

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – I don't understand what do you mean by "steps for stats"? Are you talking about how to reach the stats page?

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

@Mahdi Raza – Yes, I followed this page: this

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – Yes, go down to problems tried, and tap on a date.From the dropdown there will be outcome coloumn which will show how much your rating has changed. Positive means better and vice-verse

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

@Mahdi Raza – Yes, I see that but I can't see my percentile.

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – Maybe what I'd said is true...

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year ago

@Vinayak Srivastava – Sorry that I couldn't help @Vinayak Srivastava

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – Oh, no problem, you are also quite new like me! No sorry!

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

@Mahdi Raza,have you paid subscription.

A Former Brilliant Member - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$