I differ

If your dataset was:
1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11

Min = 1
Max = 11
Avg = 4.5+
Avg(Min,Max) = Avg(1,11) = 6
Median = 3 (central value in the dataset)

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geez louise, 

Median := avg(Max,Min)

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|| > 
|| > Any scripts (sql or pl/sql) out there to compute various 
|| statistical things
|| > in Oracle?
|| > 
|| 
|| Would depend on just what you are looking for. A quick look at
|| Oracle's SQL functions showed avg, st. deviation, and variance
|| although no median but that should be easier to write than 
|| some of the
|| others.
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