RE: Geometric mean

From: Robson, Peter <pgro_at_bgs.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 04:20:17 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D6AB7.20031114042017@fatcity.com>

Thanks for that, Stephane -

hmmm, I'm still working on it... will post the successful script when I get it...

peter
edinburgh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephane Faroult [mailto:sfaroult_at_oriolecorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:24 PM
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> Subject: RE: Geometric mean
>
>
> Peter,
>
> I am a mere shadow of what I used to be in mathematics,
> but wouldn't
> POWER(10,AVG(LOG(10,<column>)))
>
> do it?
>
> SF
>
> >----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
> >From: "Robson, Peter" <pgro_at_bgs.ac.uk>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> ><ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Sent: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:49:24
> >
> >
> >Has anyone any code (SQL, PL/SQL) that will permit
> >the calculation of the
> >geometric mean of 'n' values?
> >
> >appreciated...
> >
> >peter
> >edinburgh
> >
> >
> >ps - yes I know Perl will do it, but that is not
> >the answer...
> >
> >
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