use =MEDIAN()
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Gary''s Student
gsnu200708


"hello" wrote:

I need to calculate the median value of a distribution of numbers. The data I
have are the percentage (pct below, or, I have the total number of contracts
if that is easier to work with) of contracts that settled at given rates
(rate). The data show that 2.9% of contracts settled at 0, 3.4% of contracts
settled at 1, etc. I need to know the median rate of settlement for this set
of contracts. There are many contracts, so it is not feasible to create a
separate row for each contract and to take the median of those values. Can
anybody help?

Many thanks in advance




Rate Pct
0 2.9
1 3.4
2.5 37.0
3.5 41.8
4.5 9.1
5.5 2.9
6.5 1.9
7.5 0.0
8 1.0
9 0.0