##  [Order Statistic](/order-statistic) 

  ##  [Order Statistic](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/order-statistic-0) 

  

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Definition

A statistic obtained by arranging a sample of observations in nondecreasing order and selecting the k-th element; the k-th order statistic generalizes minima, maxima and sample quantiles.