Popular Answers. As rightly stated by Igor an Eric above, quantiles (sometimes labelled n-tiles) is a generic term meaning the splitting of a statistical distribution in groups of equal size, be it quintiles, quartiles, percentiles or whatever-tiles...
The Boston Massacre was not really a massacre. It was a riot turned out of control. Less than 10 British soldiers who were trying to uphold the law were surrounded by a mob of â¦ angry colonists who were taunting them and throwing things at them. They were surrounded and a shot was fired.
After years of political tension in colonial Boston, the Boston Massacre was a result of boiling tempers and social unrest. The riot-like atmosphere of the scene adds to this idea. Surrounded by angry townspeople, the soldiers acted out of panic and stress as the colonists would have done if the roles were reversed.