how can i find a value that is bigger than 95% of the values in a given vector

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Dominique Gorissen on 24 Nov 2017

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I have a vector A=[X1; X2; X3; ...Xn] and i would like to find a value that is bigger than 95% of the components of this vector. How can i do this?

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Star Strider on 24 Nov 2017

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Use the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox prctile (link) function to determine the 95th percentile.

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Rik on 24 Nov 2017

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Sort the vector, multiply the length by 0.95 and use the rounded value as index.

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