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MEDIAN
It is an aggregate function that returns the median of an expression (middle value in a sorted data set), which separates the higher half in a distribution from the lower half.
Syntax
MEDIAN ( expression )
Arguments
- expression: Any numeric expression.
Return Type
Numeric value.
Examples
INSERT INTO T4 (a,b) VALUES (1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(2,1),(2,3),(2,5);
SELECT a, MEDIAN(b) FROM T4 GROUP BY a ORDER BY a;
****
+------+-----------+
| a | MEDIAN(b) |
+------+-----------+
| 1 | 2.0000 |
| 2 | 3.0000 |
+------+-----------+
