3.5.2.22 Median

Median-func

Description

This function is used to return median of dataset vd with interpolation method specified by method.

Syntax

 double Median(dataset vd[, int method = 0])

Parameters

vd

A range, a dataset or a specified column in Origin worksheet.

method

An integer value which controls the interpolation method.

0 (default)	Empirical Distribution with Averaging
1	Nearest Neighbor
2	Empirical Distribution
3	Weighted Average Right
4	Weighted Average Left
5	Tukey Hinges

For info on these interpolation methods, see Interpolation of Quantiles.

Return

Return median of a dataset with specified interpolation method.

Example

dd = median(col(A), 2);
dd=; //Should return the median of column(A).

See Also

max, mean, min