RE: Mean/Median - Another method

Another way to compute median is here:
1. You should know that there is a linear relationship between Mean, Median and Mode. Find that relationship.
2. Find the mean of the data. Its nothing but the average. 3. Next you have find the mode. Mode is nothing but the most frequent data. suppose, sal is the column for which you want to find the median, then proceed like this -

    select sal, count(*) Number_of_people     from emp
    group by sal
    order by 2 Desc;

Now the first record returned by the above query represents the mode. Caputure the sal from this first record and call it as mode. 4. Now, Using the relationship u determined in step 1, calculate the median values by substituting the mode and mean values.

PS: I know this is going to work is salary is an interger field. But I doubt it if its a real number.

Listers,letme know if I am wrong. Also, I did not watch earlier mails on this topic,. so, pardon me if its a repeat.

Rajaram.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED_at_csus.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 3:36 PM

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Subject:        RE: Mean/Median

HELP
> Are you stupid?

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