Fourth quartile: The set of data points between the upper quartile and the maximum value of the data set. Calculating Quartiles In a Spreadsheet .

Derive your third quartile based on whether your data set includes an even or odd set of values. With an odd number of values, multiply N by 3, add 1 and divide the result by 4.

One Step Closer to Predicting Top Quartile Performance The difference between top and bottom quartile fund performance in private equity is far greater than public equity funds; 12.9 percentage ...

They found that the spread between top and bottom quartile funds in private equity is a whopping 12.9 percentage points compared to 1.5 percentage points for public equities funds.

Picture a conference room full of fund managers. From behind a podium, the speaker asks all the top-quartile performers to stand up—and every fund manager rises. After all, at some point in ...