Preamble
The Oracle/PLSQL MEDIAN function returns the expression median.
Oracle/PLSQL syntax of MEDIAN function
MEDIAN( expression_id ) [ OVER ( query partition clause ) ]
Parameters and function arguments
- expression_id – this value is used to calculate the median.
The MEDIAN function returns a numeric value or a date value.
MEDIAN is new to Oracle 10! In older versions of Oracle, try using the PERCENTILE_CONT function to calculate the average value.
MEDIAN function in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL
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Oracle 12c, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g
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Let’s consider an example of the MEDIAN function and learn how to use the MEDIAN function in Oracle/PLSQL.
select MEDIAN(salary_id)
from empls
where depart = 'Marketing';
In the SQL query, it will return the average salary for all employees in the marketing department.
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