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perc[i] <- 100*sum(score<=i)/length(score)
unique[i] <- score[i]
}

How do I find out how many people have a score above a certain value?

Percentiles give the percentage of people who have a score below a threshold score.

Percentile (score) = 100 $$\frac{\mbox{n} \leq \mbox{score}}{\mbox{N}}$$

100 - Percentile (score) = 100 $$\frac{\mbox{n} \gt \mbox{score}}{\mbox{N}}$$

The percentiles for each score are routinely outputted using the frequency procedure in SPSS.

FREQUENCIES VAR=SCORE.
EXE.

In R the percentages of people with scores equal or below each observed score can be obtained by running

> for (i in score) {
perc[i] <- 100*sum(score<=i)/length(score)
unique[i] <- score[i]
 }
> perc

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