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# percentile_cont

Calculates a percentile based on a continuous distribution of the column value.

`percentile_disc()` follows this syntax.

```nolang
SELECT percentile_cont(PERCENTAGE) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BYFIELD1)
FROM DATASET;
```