WorksheetFunction.Median Method
Definition
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Returns the median of the given numbers. The median is the number in the middle of a set of numbers.
public double Median (object Arg1, object Arg2, object Arg3, object Arg4, object Arg5, object Arg6, object Arg7, object Arg8, object Arg9, object Arg10, object Arg11, object Arg12, object Arg13, object Arg14, object Arg15, object Arg16, object Arg17, object Arg18, object Arg19, object Arg20, object Arg21, object Arg22, object Arg23, object Arg24, object Arg25, object Arg26, object Arg27, object Arg28, object Arg29, object Arg30);Public Function Median (Arg1 As Object, Optional Arg2 As Object, Optional Arg3 As Object, Optional Arg4 As Object, Optional Arg5 As Object, Optional Arg6 As Object, Optional Arg7 As Object, Optional Arg8 As Object, Optional Arg9 As Object, Optional Arg10 As Object, Optional Arg11 As Object, Optional Arg12 As Object, Optional Arg13 As Object, Optional Arg14 As Object, Optional Arg15 As Object, Optional Arg16 As Object, Optional Arg17 As Object, Optional Arg18 As Object, Optional Arg19 As Object, Optional Arg20 As Object, Optional Arg21 As Object, Optional Arg22 As Object, Optional Arg23 As Object, Optional Arg24 As Object, Optional Arg25 As Object, Optional Arg26 As Object, Optional Arg27 As Object, Optional Arg28 As Object, Optional Arg29 As Object, Optional Arg30 As Object) As DoubleParameters
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- Object
Number1, number2, ... - 1 to 30 numbers for which you want the median.
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Returns
Remarks
If there is an even number of numbers in the set, then Median calculates the average of the two numbers in the middle. See the second formula in the example.
Arguments can either be numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
Logical values and text representations of numbers that you type directly into the list of arguments are counted.
If an array or reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, those values are ignored; however, cells with the value zero are included.
Arguments that are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.
Note: The Median function measures central tendency, which is the location of the center of a group of numbers in a statistical distribution. The three most common measures of central tendency are:
- Average which is the arithmetic mean, and is calculated by adding a group of numbers and then dividing by the count of those numbers. For example, the average of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 30 divided by 6, which is 5.
- Median which is the middle number of a group of numbers; that is, half the numbers have values that are greater than the median, and half the numbers have values that are less than the median. For example, the median of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 4.
- Mode which is the most frequently occurring number in a group of numbers. For example, the mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 3.
For a symmetrical distribution of a group of numbers, these three measures of central tendency are all the same. For a skewed distribution of a group of numbers, they can be different.