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MEDIAN

Calculate the median value. This window function returns the middle value (50th percentile) of an ordered set of values within the window.

Syntax

MEDIAN(median expression) OVER (
  [ PARTITION BY partition_expression ] 
)

Description

MEDIAN() is a that returns the median value of a range of values.

It is a specific case of , with an argument of 0.5 and the column the one in MEDIAN's argument.

Is equivalent to:

Examples

See Also

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MEDIAN(<median-arg>) OVER ( [ PARTITION BY partition_expression] )
window function
PERCENTILE_CONT
ORDER BY
PERCENTILE_CONT
PERCENTILE_CONT(0.5) WITHIN 
  GROUP (ORDER BY <median-arg>) OVER ( [ PARTITION BY partition_expression ])
CREATE TABLE book_rating (name CHAR(30), star_rating TINYINT);

INSERT INTO book_rating VALUES ('Lord of the Ladybirds', 5);
INSERT INTO book_rating VALUES ('Lord of the Ladybirds', 3);
INSERT INTO book_rating VALUES ('Lady of the Flies', 1);
INSERT INTO book_rating VALUES ('Lady of the Flies', 2);
INSERT INTO book_rating VALUES ('Lady of the Flies', 5);

SELECT name, median(star_rating) OVER (PARTITION BY name) FROM book_rating;
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| name                  | median(star_rating) OVER (PARTITION BY name) |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Lord of the Ladybirds |                                 4.0000000000 |
| Lord of the Ladybirds |                                 4.0000000000 |
| Lady of the Flies     |                                 2.0000000000 |
| Lady of the Flies     |                                 2.0000000000 |
| Lady of the Flies     |                                 2.0000000000 |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------------------+