median 3 5 5 3 0 NB. wrong
5
median 0 3 3 5 5 NB. right
3
Follow my advice: don't write a correct definition for median! The median is a
discontinuous function. The fix for even number of numbers solves no problem.
Don't support bad design with good programming!
--- Den lør 25/9/10 skrev Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com>:
Fra: Don Guinn <dongu...@gmail.com>
Emne: Re: [Jprogramming] Median
Til: "Programming forum" <programming@jsoftware.com>
Dato: lørdag 25. september 2010 05.35
median=:[:-:[:+/]{~[:(<.,>.)[:-:[:<:#
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Kip Murray <k...@math.uh.edu> wrote:
> The median of list 0 1 2 3 4 is 2 (the middle element), and the median of 0
> 1 2
> 3 is 1.5 (average of the two middle elements). Therefore the definition of
> median given in Phrases 10C. Math and Stats is incorrect:
>
> median =: <....@-:@# { /:~
>
> median 0 1 2 3 4
> 2
> median 0 1 2 3
> 2
>
> So, write a correct definition for median! --Kip Murray
>
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