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Percentiles, the tricky bits
Normalizing altmetrics seem by percentiles seems so easy! And it is. except when it’s not. Our first clue that percentiles have tricky bits is that there is no standard definition for what percentile means. When you get an 800/800 on your SAT test, the testing board announces you are in the 98th percentile (or whatever) […]
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