median() public static method

Calculate the median average of a list of numbers
public static median ( array $numbers ) : number
$numbers array
return number
Example #1
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 /**
  * Calculate the regression parameters using the Theil-Sen method
  *
  * Procedure:
  * Calculate the slopes of all pairs of points and select the median value
  * Calculate the intercept using the slope, and the medians of the X and Y values.
  *   b = Ymedian - (m * Xmedian)
  */
 public function calculate()
 {
     // The slopes array will be a list of slopes between all pairs of points
     $slopes = [];
     $n = count($this->points);
     for ($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++) {
         for ($j = $i + 1; $j < $n; $j++) {
             $pointi = $this->points[$i];
             $pointj = $this->points[$j];
             $slopes[] = ($pointj[1] - $pointi[1]) / ($pointj[0] - $pointi[0]);
         }
     }
     $this->m = Average::median($slopes);
     $this->b = Average::median($this->ys) - $this->m * Average::median($this->xs);
     $this->parameters = [$this->b, $this->m];
 }
Example #2
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 /**
  * Five number summary
  * A descriptive statistic that provides information about a set of observations.
  * It consists of the five most important sample percentiles:
  *  1) the sample minimum (smallest observation)
  *  2) the lower quartile or first quartile
  *  3) the median (middle value)
  *  4) the upper quartile or third quartile
  *  5) the sample maximum (largest observation)
  *
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-number_summary
  *
  * @param  array  $numbers
  *
  * @return array [min, Q1, median, Q3, max]
  */
 public static function fiveNumberSummary(array $numbers)
 {
     $quartiles = self::quartiles($numbers);
     return ['min' => min($numbers), 'Q1' => $quartiles['Q1'], 'median' => Average::median($numbers), 'Q3' => $quartiles['Q3'], 'max' => max($numbers)];
 }