median()

Read(2841) Label: sequence, logical division,

Description:

Divide a sequence into multiple segments and return the specified bordering member(s).

Syntax:

A.median(k:n,x)

Note:

Divide sequence A into n segments evenly according to its length and return the bordering member between the kth segment and the (k+1)th segment. When parameter x is present, compute the expression with members of A and then segment the sequence.

 

When parameter k is absent while parameter n is present, return a sequence of bordering members of all segments.

 

When parameters k,n are absent, if the length of the sequence is an odd, return the median member value; if it is an even, return the average value of the two members in the middle. Perform a logical division if the length of the sequence is indivisible.

Parameter:

A

A sequence

k

The kth segment (1=<k<=n); return the bordering members between every two segments as a sequence when k is absent

n

The number of to-be-divided segments, which is greater than 1 and whose default is 2; can be omitted when parmeter k is absent

x

An expression; parameters k,n cannot be omitted this parameter is present

Return value:

A number or a sequence

Example:

When A is a sequence:

 

A

 

1

=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]

 

2

=A1.median()

As all parameters are absent and the length of sequence is an even number, the function returns average value of the two members in the middle, which is (4+5)/2, that is, 4.5.

3

=A1.median(2:3)

The sequence is divided as follows:

Divide the sequence into 3 segments and return bordering value between the 2nd segment and the 3rd segment, which is 6.

4

=A1.median(:3)

As parameter k is absent, return a sequence of bordering values between every two segments, which is [3,6] .

5

=A1.median(:10)

The sequence is divided as follows:

Result is [1,2,3,4,4.5,5,6,7,8] .

6

=A1.median(:,~%2)

Divide each member of the sequence by 2 and get remainder, sort members in ascending order and generate new sequence [0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]; as both parameter k and parameter n are absent and the length of sequence is an even number, the function returns average value of the two members in the middle, which is (0+1)/2, that is, 0.5.

7

=A1.median(2:3,~%2)

Divide the new sequence into 3 segments and return bordering values between the 2nd segment and the 3rd segment, which is 1.

When A is a table sequence or a record sequence:

 

A

 

1

=demo.query("select  top 10 EID,NAME,GENDER from EMPLOYEE")

2

=A1.median(,EID)

Result is 5.5.

3

=A1.median(2:6,EID)

Result is 4.

4

=A1.median(:6,EID)

Result is [2,4,5.5,7,9] .