What’s the simplest (and hopefully not too slow) way to calculate the median with MySQL? I’ve used AVG(x) for finding the mean, but I’m having a hard time finding a simple way of calculating the median. For now, I’m returning all the rows to PHP, doing a sort, and then picking the middle row, but … Read more
Possible Duplicate: Rolling median algorithm in C Given that integers are read from a data stream. Find median of elements read so far in efficient way. Solution I have read: We can use a max heap on left side to represent elements that are less than the effective median, and a min heap on right … Read more
How do you find the median of a list in Python? The list can be of any size and the numbers are not guaranteed to be in any particular order. If the list contains an even number of elements, the function should return the average of the middle two. Here are some examples (sorted for … Read more
According to MSDN, Median is not available as an aggregate function in Transact-SQL. However, I would like to find out whether it is possible to create this functionality (using the Create Aggregate function, user defined function, or some other method). What would be the best way (if possible) to do this – allow for the … Read more
