O cálculo é obtido por funções de quantis:

Conjunto de medições hipotético:

velocidades = rnorm(1000, mean=40, sd=3)
velocidades
##    [1] 41.96740 39.41675 45.25332 38.18337 33.38527 42.13934 43.68315 42.69697
##    [9] 38.86188 43.61561 45.47843 41.36892 45.06867 40.16288 34.32967 38.26532
##   [17] 40.57348 38.72323 38.10042 37.76450 42.99306 44.94533 40.05342 42.87641
##   [25] 44.09363 42.41517 35.68980 41.30940 39.25433 38.50244 39.48143 38.61952
##   [33] 35.13866 44.68230 34.46363 36.15948 36.92979 40.49155 38.15545 39.22140
##   [41] 39.79433 41.85825 48.08239 38.78577 37.43655 38.02460 44.57393 35.97130
##   [49] 37.06955 37.20218 37.67226 39.76914 40.98173 41.35185 37.01992 38.22082
##   [57] 40.23984 43.31405 44.04790 41.29193 46.45301 43.62251 36.49279 43.56364
##   [65] 40.77554 44.00492 44.77912 43.17326 39.23978 39.88983 36.57977 39.18623
##   [73] 39.37655 42.18188 37.06120 38.75183 41.16300 36.59736 37.43224 42.30112
##   [81] 43.13111 39.64254 43.10047 39.95489 41.97014 38.23841 39.87077 42.20196
##   [89] 39.31527 37.00717 42.24567 36.17386 37.96077 43.93728 32.82920 33.93934
##   [97] 42.11716 38.64050 41.83907 39.05416 42.39517 39.78319 39.03153 39.57341
##  [105] 41.13691 44.33980 43.81223 37.23159 38.57837 43.02620 44.97489 36.60324
##  [113] 42.31444 35.58822 40.63994 42.20028 44.04145 37.22716 41.75590 48.15399
##  [121] 40.35543 39.48738 42.11982 42.66039 45.20942 39.38275 42.38843 37.28605
##  [129] 37.92891 40.05345 42.51012 37.82427 35.78877 36.85454 43.04708 40.55460
##  [137] 37.83229 40.37559 39.80627 44.19802 38.46775 38.84564 38.08223 37.68735
##  [145] 38.85001 42.25069 40.71292 44.36700 37.89556 38.88549 37.24057 37.06621
##  [153] 36.58224 45.60306 39.66210 41.25326 39.83577 40.12423 36.55148 37.85667
##  [161] 39.10996 39.58792 37.72308 40.15841 41.52964 40.43737 39.29852 40.76775
##  [169] 42.43858 42.82585 43.20244 44.34144 40.91101 39.19319 37.09898 40.31726
##  [177] 36.35549 36.00355 41.60771 34.68766 41.11052 41.78143 38.92099 44.99201
##  [185] 42.20647 35.80349 35.14431 41.29192 38.94287 39.37416 40.81957 39.37864
##  [193] 36.03989 38.32188 43.10026 43.25068 39.35321 37.58588 45.53371 47.40259
##  [201] 37.58648 47.08041 38.94731 38.58414 37.12321 42.74583 38.53833 38.66687
##  [209] 42.86862 38.84931 41.13837 38.44701 42.60672 37.62914 39.44157 37.79894
##  [217] 35.92682 38.70194 37.87645 41.63111 40.91533 37.43857 40.18524 44.35317
##  [225] 36.17605 45.09030 43.34323 38.88199 39.59739 40.54067 41.20275 38.19953
##  [233] 44.29015 41.38272 36.95329 36.52108 42.72308 41.39042 42.96705 38.44201
##  [241] 42.23732 40.71969 37.18801 34.66980 43.00137 43.23233 41.13557 39.93101
##  [249] 44.29734 38.52724 37.03841 30.84191 37.14711 39.97536 39.18936 40.87886
##  [257] 38.86059 41.55567 33.07880 40.21703 43.53511 38.53101 39.70592 48.43258
##  [265] 36.68332 37.12738 39.72745 38.60787 41.21229 41.79670 40.74508 41.24263
##  [273] 40.56311 38.55711 38.01730 41.73219 40.16000 36.14511 38.10791 40.62733
##  [281] 42.36086 40.61767 36.52879 38.78585 44.46305 44.45772 42.88636 39.43081
##  [289] 34.79996 43.15053 37.29404 40.40287 43.58689 37.18074 45.96788 41.03299
##  [297] 39.96024 40.24749 41.68541 43.46702 37.43345 39.48947 38.10489 40.86723
##  [305] 39.22749 40.56672 35.93395 34.62172 37.03517 37.19354 39.29856 36.41595
##  [313] 39.89125 41.71851 37.71517 42.77853 40.62350 42.35217 39.21956 34.49655
##  [321] 39.65313 36.18955 38.31196 39.07412 40.85347 38.22234 41.59954 38.70518
##  [329] 33.52424 40.29301 42.97933 43.69313 46.22677 40.73450 40.86043 36.98860
##  [337] 38.05355 35.61059 38.19803 40.35652 41.88014 40.76639 36.28201 42.57445
##  [345] 39.51322 43.46777 38.35883 35.77685 40.38172 44.41526 39.57364 43.07839
##  [353] 43.40180 38.24792 35.26902 42.31171 38.07772 38.19173 39.97481 41.47628
##  [361] 42.78700 37.61901 37.81641 42.99271 37.12834 45.13304 38.68690 43.12690
##  [369] 40.63293 41.02618 37.05483 35.59593 38.40837 37.68242 39.62170 40.00970
##  [377] 40.16927 45.01511 41.49723 37.79360 38.02307 39.97882 39.53718 42.38725
##  [385] 33.86660 37.19562 40.09669 38.35859 37.33954 42.82322 39.01085 37.04056
##  [393] 39.98882 41.22674 39.99785 42.34618 40.57303 36.13472 44.74730 44.03294
##  [401] 42.34971 39.82730 36.51714 40.30795 36.62913 41.40707 37.74806 43.48965
##  [409] 38.84664 38.53163 42.21939 45.33887 41.18894 41.62013 38.65347 41.93202
##  [417] 41.75518 39.19801 39.44168 38.45222 39.84265 32.79777 35.67090 39.08595
##  [425] 37.71039 38.56420 38.61552 37.54502 39.08074 40.06314 35.69471 39.53881
##  [433] 44.41996 45.17766 38.23116 39.58556 38.19229 41.96191 34.56268 35.53745
##  [441] 39.64942 37.92081 38.63290 40.85797 40.50440 40.68182 39.87674 38.17954
##  [449] 36.27739 37.65165 38.13030 36.24989 38.56606 43.18304 35.09007 43.81808
##  [457] 38.51158 35.70564 41.82217 41.81128 40.07232 33.51351 40.06694 41.42274
##  [465] 38.89557 44.07928 41.38285 35.20217 38.29203 37.41001 42.81944 36.27185
##  [473] 40.75256 41.44377 42.52583 40.86141 41.11657 42.02972 43.76906 41.35371
##  [481] 39.72332 37.81450 40.15820 42.59575 43.07784 40.50693 42.26824 39.59690
##  [489] 37.49349 42.00145 38.29175 38.74551 39.69571 42.85598 40.99702 35.48650
##  [497] 39.65759 41.98979 40.88541 37.77220 44.51459 42.61120 40.20795 36.45029
##  [505] 39.82845 40.60661 39.63307 40.93823 39.02667 49.15391 37.50426 38.76488
##  [513] 41.54644 39.57380 33.40183 42.69306 41.96221 40.40428 37.32872 39.62544
##  [521] 43.72218 44.58082 42.38179 41.41829 41.36288 43.54644 43.63200 41.38103
##  [529] 33.04548 40.91033 40.34185 36.31718 37.25921 35.79600 38.31412 36.36312
##  [537] 39.03986 40.55518 34.55033 41.81201 38.52361 45.49094 42.87647 40.67939
##  [545] 35.24429 34.67371 40.83410 41.45046 39.29890 36.98429 43.57846 38.99107
##  [553] 41.11530 36.46986 40.34887 36.54382 38.80557 42.12249 38.73391 43.70702
##  [561] 40.77892 40.95471 39.20427 38.44549 39.25071 40.00803 41.96222 39.37095
##  [569] 35.84957 38.65634 40.04204 39.96789 38.72923 36.20350 37.13139 36.24490
##  [577] 42.22964 40.65889 44.68886 40.28278 44.02373 40.17986 44.73594 41.21420
##  [585] 41.29822 36.47003 37.51472 42.86284 40.85527 40.24810 38.91749 38.19847
##  [593] 36.40490 41.66717 37.45875 41.42590 39.67364 39.60689 42.31556 42.01926
##  [601] 37.55682 40.93751 41.97338 39.79384 43.46688 42.69796 41.13463 38.53546
##  [609] 40.05330 39.68564 40.64318 42.43586 38.61191 38.49470 39.20608 37.76465
##  [617] 43.42803 41.12149 38.28502 40.10782 43.47532 40.34690 40.00818 46.58999
##  [625] 41.23332 41.10793 38.50441 39.71217 36.95297 43.91050 42.61184 41.09611
##  [633] 41.50761 40.21138 43.34721 43.12189 38.53569 36.56071 38.64962 40.73612
##  [641] 44.47912 43.15437 36.44282 39.31269 37.09730 41.56830 38.41311 40.21448
##  [649] 38.37568 38.37036 38.85215 42.66793 40.99860 41.75762 39.84934 39.51452
##  [657] 45.41042 36.94491 43.00494 41.81246 42.31310 40.84089 38.32830 40.48807
##  [665] 38.93179 39.43170 45.20834 41.84522 41.24558 41.19424 39.11416 38.50680
##  [673] 44.48788 40.64163 37.63921 41.40569 46.39805 36.90356 45.36542 38.67144
##  [681] 36.01662 40.60263 35.65717 41.25589 40.14097 38.80223 41.67256 41.63728
##  [689] 41.52786 39.38632 41.29512 38.69515 40.39416 45.76596 42.96002 39.30433
##  [697] 39.92652 33.83030 37.34145 35.55542 39.86955 38.97557 42.37458 38.26521
##  [705] 44.36767 37.65895 39.57821 35.62724 41.34420 38.95902 41.13688 39.57520
##  [713] 40.75763 39.79837 40.01716 38.02995 40.47333 40.63816 40.11136 41.85121
##  [721] 48.17014 42.45964 38.62920 37.34175 33.27963 40.28900 42.15388 37.84542
##  [729] 46.36441 38.49114 42.77910 36.91396 37.08774 40.58309 35.17027 40.23928
##  [737] 38.52056 47.36112 41.38041 41.23206 39.58263 42.25570 39.38826 41.12822
##  [745] 35.30260 35.91565 37.33052 44.03738 37.74409 42.44940 36.99918 37.45451
##  [753] 40.46273 43.33567 46.61848 43.96538 40.93990 42.91212 40.00525 48.04224
##  [761] 42.77117 44.04351 41.32488 44.56595 41.34174 38.07693 39.93735 38.87519
##  [769] 43.59040 35.76699 43.09921 44.34601 42.01378 36.38711 41.06241 38.79878
##  [777] 43.72314 38.97929 37.64690 35.55795 45.08486 36.82487 43.05917 38.78271
##  [785] 39.26073 41.25098 40.15540 45.14532 39.22850 38.86788 38.03722 46.65341
##  [793] 41.88692 42.16062 42.30924 39.08849 39.41559 42.76467 39.80633 34.31971
##  [801] 39.03936 42.00924 40.61080 36.98757 34.41376 39.67665 33.32490 40.02709
##  [809] 40.36890 39.69098 41.17794 43.97720 41.40257 33.54521 41.90391 35.26951
##  [817] 39.10414 39.71937 41.56382 31.76949 39.42279 40.40585 39.06374 42.44042
##  [825] 37.85179 40.56630 40.69910 38.11973 41.58664 41.34496 38.79122 34.48381
##  [833] 37.07926 43.52650 44.88580 43.91047 37.79660 35.94210 39.10231 39.00014
##  [841] 40.20004 37.09274 37.49970 42.16968 39.48806 39.86129 40.93302 43.98560
##  [849] 41.84253 37.94231 40.17928 37.92728 40.57652 33.23258 40.36563 44.97786
##  [857] 37.20848 40.04341 37.76245 36.37474 38.54389 32.91057 38.63384 38.18085
##  [865] 45.22726 39.81327 34.08054 33.19250 36.05185 39.44428 42.64250 41.66474
##  [873] 34.35792 38.01840 40.22888 41.18082 41.28266 40.97469 38.55964 40.60774
##  [881] 39.51448 43.22586 44.23417 37.99205 44.42242 41.60545 39.85558 42.80666
##  [889] 39.43000 38.85553 38.94690 39.39950 38.88818 34.21500 44.10995 39.77527
##  [897] 38.50138 37.15960 36.77818 35.79283 38.88320 41.45941 37.54297 38.17760
##  [905] 40.36665 34.17979 35.41573 44.18955 40.83450 37.50056 41.24141 42.48577
##  [913] 34.02585 38.83668 39.01504 43.61267 45.22373 42.62242 39.37484 40.20955
##  [921] 37.85180 46.23681 45.03035 39.02972 38.60532 39.85822 37.24115 42.37303
##  [929] 43.14908 41.47726 42.85787 39.10321 35.88629 42.27697 36.88372 40.63368
##  [937] 42.86473 38.79812 37.30293 40.10624 38.13506 41.42878 37.13688 38.67675
##  [945] 41.40304 36.27671 42.78125 37.16706 41.77936 37.42198 38.03878 36.48440
##  [953] 37.65100 42.25911 36.52999 46.89559 35.49224 39.78625 43.95970 38.65370
##  [961] 38.88056 38.59965 46.19707 40.37189 42.78522 35.74633 36.56124 39.99144
##  [969] 43.68125 36.87984 42.41444 40.14623 41.23300 41.85342 41.74690 40.19145
##  [977] 39.53604 47.97773 43.09287 36.10314 37.17355 40.66936 36.40250 38.68605
##  [985] 37.63569 34.30308 34.89609 39.20633 38.56425 43.01768 41.81408 38.43711
##  [993] 37.78081 40.85605 35.72073 42.57925 42.23554 41.77966 37.91263 40.18531

Histograma de Velocidades

require(xts)
## Loading required package: xts
## Loading required package: zoo
## 
## Attaching package: 'zoo'
## The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
## 
##     as.Date, as.Date.numeric
hist(velocidades, xlab = "Velocidades", ylab = "Frequência", main = "Frequência de Velocidades")
abline(v=quantile(velocidades,probs=.85) ,col="red")
text(quantile(velocidades,probs=.85), max(table(as.integer(velocidades))), "Percentil 85", pos = 2, srt = 90 ,col="red")

Obtenção dos Percentis 0.25, 0.50 (mediana), 0.75 e 0.85

quantile(velocidades,probs=c(.25,.50,.75, .85))
##      25%      50%      75%      85% 
## 38.08110 39.90889 41.85463 42.96107

Ordenamento das velocidades

ordenadas = round(sort(velocidades), 2)
ordenadas
##    [1] 30.84 31.77 32.80 32.83 32.91 33.05 33.08 33.19 33.23 33.28 33.32 33.39
##   [13] 33.40 33.51 33.52 33.55 33.83 33.87 33.94 34.03 34.08 34.18 34.21 34.30
##   [25] 34.32 34.33 34.36 34.41 34.46 34.48 34.50 34.55 34.56 34.62 34.67 34.67
##   [37] 34.69 34.80 34.90 35.09 35.14 35.14 35.17 35.20 35.24 35.27 35.27 35.30
##   [49] 35.42 35.49 35.49 35.54 35.56 35.56 35.59 35.60 35.61 35.63 35.66 35.67
##   [61] 35.69 35.69 35.71 35.72 35.75 35.77 35.78 35.79 35.79 35.80 35.80 35.85
##   [73] 35.89 35.92 35.93 35.93 35.94 35.97 36.00 36.02 36.04 36.05 36.10 36.13
##   [85] 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.24 36.25 36.27 36.28 36.28 36.28
##   [97] 36.32 36.36 36.36 36.37 36.39 36.40 36.40 36.42 36.44 36.45 36.47 36.47
##  [109] 36.48 36.49 36.52 36.52 36.53 36.53 36.54 36.55 36.56 36.56 36.58 36.58
##  [121] 36.60 36.60 36.63 36.68 36.78 36.82 36.85 36.88 36.88 36.90 36.91 36.93
##  [133] 36.94 36.95 36.95 36.98 36.99 36.99 37.00 37.01 37.02 37.04 37.04 37.04
##  [145] 37.05 37.06 37.07 37.07 37.08 37.09 37.09 37.10 37.10 37.12 37.13 37.13
##  [157] 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.19 37.20 37.20 37.21
##  [169] 37.23 37.23 37.24 37.24 37.26 37.29 37.29 37.30 37.33 37.33 37.34 37.34
##  [181] 37.34 37.41 37.42 37.43 37.43 37.44 37.44 37.45 37.46 37.49 37.50 37.50
##  [193] 37.50 37.51 37.54 37.55 37.56 37.59 37.59 37.62 37.63 37.64 37.64 37.65
##  [205] 37.65 37.65 37.66 37.67 37.68 37.69 37.71 37.72 37.72 37.74 37.75 37.76
##  [217] 37.76 37.76 37.77 37.78 37.79 37.80 37.80 37.81 37.82 37.82 37.83 37.85
##  [229] 37.85 37.85 37.86 37.88 37.90 37.91 37.92 37.93 37.93 37.94 37.96 37.99
##  [241] 38.02 38.02 38.02 38.02 38.03 38.04 38.04 38.05 38.08 38.08 38.08 38.10
##  [253] 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.16 38.18 38.18 38.18 38.18 38.19 38.19
##  [265] 38.20 38.20 38.20 38.22 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.27 38.27 38.29 38.29
##  [277] 38.29 38.31 38.31 38.32 38.33 38.36 38.36 38.37 38.38 38.41 38.41 38.44
##  [289] 38.44 38.45 38.45 38.45 38.47 38.49 38.49 38.50 38.50 38.50 38.51 38.51
##  [301] 38.52 38.52 38.53 38.53 38.53 38.54 38.54 38.54 38.54 38.56 38.56 38.56
##  [313] 38.56 38.57 38.58 38.58 38.60 38.61 38.61 38.61 38.62 38.62 38.63 38.63
##  [325] 38.63 38.64 38.65 38.65 38.65 38.66 38.67 38.67 38.68 38.69 38.69 38.70
##  [337] 38.70 38.71 38.72 38.73 38.73 38.75 38.75 38.76 38.78 38.79 38.79 38.79
##  [349] 38.80 38.80 38.80 38.81 38.84 38.85 38.85 38.85 38.85 38.85 38.86 38.86
##  [361] 38.86 38.87 38.88 38.88 38.88 38.88 38.89 38.89 38.90 38.92 38.92 38.93
##  [373] 38.94 38.95 38.95 38.96 38.98 38.98 38.99 39.00 39.01 39.02 39.03 39.03
##  [385] 39.03 39.04 39.04 39.05 39.06 39.07 39.08 39.09 39.09 39.10 39.10 39.10
##  [397] 39.11 39.11 39.19 39.19 39.19 39.20 39.20 39.21 39.21 39.22 39.22 39.23
##  [409] 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.25 39.26 39.30 39.30 39.30 39.30 39.31 39.32 39.35
##  [421] 39.37 39.37 39.37 39.38 39.38 39.38 39.39 39.39 39.40 39.42 39.42 39.42
##  [433] 39.43 39.43 39.43 39.44 39.44 39.44 39.48 39.49 39.49 39.49 39.51 39.51
##  [445] 39.51 39.54 39.54 39.54 39.57 39.57 39.57 39.58 39.58 39.58 39.59 39.59
##  [457] 39.60 39.60 39.61 39.62 39.63 39.63 39.64 39.65 39.65 39.66 39.66 39.67
##  [469] 39.68 39.69 39.69 39.70 39.71 39.71 39.72 39.72 39.73 39.77 39.78 39.78
##  [481] 39.79 39.79 39.79 39.80 39.81 39.81 39.81 39.83 39.83 39.84 39.84 39.85
##  [493] 39.86 39.86 39.86 39.87 39.87 39.88 39.89 39.89 39.93 39.93 39.94 39.95
##  [505] 39.96 39.97 39.97 39.98 39.98 39.99 39.99 40.00 40.01 40.01 40.01 40.01
##  [517] 40.02 40.03 40.04 40.04 40.05 40.05 40.05 40.06 40.07 40.07 40.10 40.11
##  [529] 40.11 40.11 40.12 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.16 40.16 40.16 40.16 40.17 40.18
##  [541] 40.18 40.19 40.19 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.21 40.21 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24
##  [553] 40.24 40.25 40.25 40.28 40.29 40.29 40.31 40.32 40.34 40.35 40.35 40.36
##  [565] 40.36 40.37 40.37 40.37 40.37 40.38 40.38 40.39 40.40 40.40 40.41 40.44
##  [577] 40.46 40.47 40.49 40.49 40.50 40.51 40.54 40.55 40.56 40.56 40.57 40.57
##  [589] 40.57 40.57 40.58 40.58 40.60 40.61 40.61 40.61 40.62 40.62 40.63 40.63
##  [601] 40.63 40.64 40.64 40.64 40.64 40.66 40.67 40.68 40.68 40.70 40.71 40.72
##  [613] 40.73 40.74 40.75 40.75 40.76 40.77 40.77 40.78 40.78 40.82 40.83 40.83
##  [625] 40.84 40.85 40.86 40.86 40.86 40.86 40.86 40.87 40.88 40.89 40.91 40.91
##  [637] 40.92 40.93 40.94 40.94 40.94 40.95 40.97 40.98 41.00 41.00 41.03 41.03
##  [649] 41.06 41.10 41.11 41.11 41.12 41.12 41.12 41.13 41.13 41.14 41.14 41.14
##  [661] 41.14 41.16 41.18 41.18 41.19 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.21 41.23 41.23 41.23
##  [673] 41.23 41.24 41.24 41.25 41.25 41.25 41.26 41.28 41.29 41.29 41.30 41.30
##  [685] 41.31 41.32 41.34 41.34 41.34 41.35 41.35 41.36 41.37 41.38 41.38 41.38
##  [697] 41.38 41.39 41.40 41.40 41.41 41.41 41.42 41.42 41.43 41.43 41.44 41.45
##  [709] 41.46 41.48 41.48 41.50 41.51 41.53 41.53 41.55 41.56 41.56 41.57 41.59
##  [721] 41.60 41.61 41.61 41.62 41.63 41.64 41.66 41.67 41.67 41.69 41.72 41.73
##  [733] 41.75 41.76 41.76 41.76 41.78 41.78 41.78 41.80 41.81 41.81 41.81 41.81
##  [745] 41.82 41.84 41.84 41.85 41.85 41.85 41.86 41.88 41.89 41.90 41.93 41.96
##  [757] 41.96 41.96 41.97 41.97 41.97 41.99 42.00 42.01 42.01 42.02 42.03 42.12
##  [769] 42.12 42.12 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.20 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23
##  [781] 42.24 42.24 42.25 42.25 42.26 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.30 42.31 42.31 42.31
##  [793] 42.31 42.32 42.35 42.35 42.35 42.36 42.37 42.37 42.38 42.39 42.39 42.40
##  [805] 42.41 42.42 42.44 42.44 42.44 42.45 42.46 42.49 42.51 42.53 42.57 42.58
##  [817] 42.60 42.61 42.61 42.61 42.62 42.64 42.66 42.67 42.69 42.70 42.70 42.72
##  [829] 42.75 42.76 42.77 42.78 42.78 42.78 42.79 42.79 42.81 42.82 42.82 42.83
##  [841] 42.86 42.86 42.86 42.86 42.87 42.88 42.88 42.89 42.91 42.96 42.97 42.98
##  [853] 42.99 42.99 43.00 43.00 43.02 43.03 43.05 43.06 43.08 43.08 43.09 43.10
##  [865] 43.10 43.10 43.12 43.13 43.13 43.15 43.15 43.15 43.17 43.18 43.20 43.23
##  [877] 43.23 43.25 43.31 43.34 43.34 43.35 43.40 43.43 43.47 43.47 43.47 43.48
##  [889] 43.49 43.53 43.54 43.55 43.56 43.58 43.59 43.59 43.61 43.62 43.62 43.63
##  [901] 43.68 43.68 43.69 43.71 43.72 43.72 43.77 43.81 43.82 43.91 43.91 43.94
##  [913] 43.96 43.97 43.98 43.99 44.00 44.02 44.03 44.04 44.04 44.04 44.05 44.08
##  [925] 44.09 44.11 44.19 44.20 44.23 44.29 44.30 44.34 44.34 44.35 44.35 44.37
##  [937] 44.37 44.42 44.42 44.42 44.46 44.46 44.48 44.49 44.51 44.57 44.57 44.58
##  [949] 44.68 44.69 44.74 44.75 44.78 44.89 44.95 44.97 44.98 44.99 45.02 45.03
##  [961] 45.07 45.08 45.09 45.13 45.15 45.18 45.21 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.25 45.34
##  [973] 45.37 45.41 45.48 45.49 45.53 45.60 45.77 45.97 46.20 46.23 46.24 46.36
##  [985] 46.40 46.45 46.59 46.62 46.65 46.90 47.08 47.36 47.40 47.98 48.04 48.08
##  [997] 48.15 48.17 48.43 49.15

Tamanho dos quantis empíricos

length(ordenadas)/100
## [1] 10

Limite superior do Percentil 85

final = (length(ordenadas)/100)

Conjunto de Velocidades que contem 85% de probabilidade de ocorrência

subset = ordenadas[1:(final*85)]

Tamanho do conjunto (85%)

length(subset)
## [1] 850

Obtenção da maior Velocidade

max(subset)
## [1] 42.96

Obtenção da medida de qualtil empírico

quantile(velocidades,probs=.85) 
##      85% 
## 42.96107