Glossary Term
Interquartile Range
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
The difference between the 3rd and 1st quartiles is called the interquartile range and it is used as a measure of variability (dispersion).
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C53245. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Interquartile Range