vertica 中位数函数 MEDIAN 的使用

中位数函数：MEDIAN

使用表达式：MEDIAN ( expression ) OVER ( [ window‑partition‑clause ] )

准备测试数据：

CREATE TABLE allsales(state VARCHAR(20), name VARCHAR(20), sales INT);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('MA', 'A', 60);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('NY', 'B', 20);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('NY', 'C', 15);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('MA', 'D', 20);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('MA', 'E', 50);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('NY', 'F', 40);
INSERT INTO allsales VALUES('MA', 'G', 10);
COMMIT;

最简单的用法：

=> SELECT name, sales, MEDIAN(sales) OVER() AS median FROM allsales;
 name | sales | median
------+-------+--------
 G    |    10 |     20
 C    |    15 |     20
 D    |    20 |     20
 B    |    20 |     20
 F    |    40 |     20
 E    |    50 |     20
 A    |    60 |     20

可以按照指定字段分组，显示所在分组的中位数，如下：

=> SELECT state, name, sales, MEDIAN(sales) OVER(partition by state) AS median FROM allsales;
 state | name | sales | median
-------+------+-------+--------
 MA    | G    |    10 |     35
 MA    | D    |    20 |     35
 MA    | E    |    50 |     35
 MA    | A    |    60 |     35
 NY    | C    |    15 |     20
 NY    | B    |    20 |     20
 NY    | F    |    40 |     20

官方文档：

https://www.vertica.com/docs/8.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/AnalyzingData/SQLAnalytics/CalculatingAMedianValue.htm