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There is no built-in.
But if you have 8.1.6 you might be able to
use the Analytic functions to good effect.
e.g. Would the highest value in the 50th
percentile be a reasonable approximation ?
-- Jonathan Lewis Yet another Oracle-related web site: http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases Publishers: Addison-Wesley Book bound date: 8th Dec 2000 See a first review at: http://www.ixora.com.au/resources/index.htm#practical_8i More reviews at: http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/book_rev.html sw_at_weinerfamily.org wrote in message <3A27F23C.3A111F35_at_weinerfamily.org>...Received on Fri Dec 01 2000 - 15:51:57 CST
>Given a column of numbers, how do I calculate the median? I don't see a
>function to do it. Do I need to write a procedure?
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