Percentile analysis around the median of as a function of (shaded areas). The figure includes as a reference the position of the characteristic value, median, mean, and mode of the distribution. Small triangles: compilation by Weidner et al. (2010) of observational values of m_max and inferred values of obtained from observations; squares: observed values of and m_max from Kirk & Myers (2011); stars: observed values of and m_max in the field for the four observed regions from Kirk & Myers (2011).