The following section describes the syntax and usage of the MEDIAN function in ActivityInfo.
Description
The MEDIAN function is used to find the median value from a set of values. The function returns the "middle" value from a set a values.
Syntax
MEDIAN(val1, val2, val3, ...)
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Argument | Required | Description | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | val1 | Yes | A numeric value. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | val2 | Yes | Another numeric | | | | value. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | val3 | Yes | Another numeric | | | | value. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ... | No | Any further numeric | | | | values. | | | | | | | | If an argument is | | | | missing, NA, or | | | | non-numeric, it will | | | | be excluded from the | | | | calculation. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
Result
The median value from the set of input arguments.
- If there are an odd number of values, the function returns the value which separates the lower and higher halves of the input set.
- If there are an even number of values, the function returns the average of the middle two values in the input set.
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Example
We will be using the MEDIAN function to calculate the middle row value from a set of three columns.
Arguments
We will be using three Quantity fields:
- "Value 1" (with code "val1")
- "Value 2" (with code "val2")
- "Value 3" (with code "val3")
Formula
MEDIAN(val1,val2,val3)
Results
