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Fractile - script function

Fractile() finds the value that corresponds to the inclusive fractile (quantile) of the aggregated data in the expression over a number of records as defined by a group by clause.

Tip noteYou can use FractileExc - script function to calculate the exclusive fractile.

Syntax:  

Fractile(expr, fraction)

Return data type: numeric

The function returns the value corresponding to the rank as defined by rank = fraction * (N-1) + 1 where N is the number of values in expr. If rank is a non-integer number, an interpolation is made between the two closest values.

Arguments:  

Fractile arguments
Argument Description
expr The expression or field containing the data to use when calculating the fractile.
fraction A number between 0 and 1 corresponding to the fractile (quantile expressed as a fraction) to be calculated.

Examples and results:  

Add the example script to your app and run it. To see the result, add the fields listed in the results column to a sheet in your app.

Examples and results
Example Result
Table1:
Crosstable (Type, Value)
Load recno() as ID, * inline [
Observation|Comparison
35|2
40|27
12|38
15|31
21|1
14|19
46|1
10|34
28|3
48|1
16|2
30|3
32|2
48|1
31|2
22|1
12|3
39|29
19|37
25|2 ] (delimiter is '|');
 

Fractile1:

LOAD Type,

Fractile(Value,0.75) as MyFractile Resident Table1 Group By Type;

 

In a table with the dimensions Type and MyFractile, the results of the Fractile() calculations in the data load script are:

Type MyFractile

Comparison 27.5

Observation 36

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