如何使用Postgres窗口函数查找属性的中位数?

时间:2016-12-02 09:34:59

标签: postgresql window-functions

我使用PostgreSQL并在人群中记录这样的记录:

name    | people | indicator
--------+--------+-----------
group 1 | 1000   | 1 
group 2 | 100    | 2
group 3 | 2000   | 3

我需要为中位数人找到indicator。结果应该是

group 3 | 2000   | 3

如果我这样做

select median(name) over (order by indicator) from table1

它将是group 2

不确定我是否可以使用窗口功能选择它。

每条记录生成1000/2000行似乎不切实际,因为我在记录中有数百万人。

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:1)

找出大于总和中位数的第一个累积总和:

with the_data(name, people, indicator) as (
values
    ('group 1', 1000, 1),
    ('group 2', 100, 2),
    ('group 3', 2000, 3)
)
select name, people, indicator
from (
    select *, sum(people) over (order by name)
    from the_data
    cross join (select sum(people)/2 median from the_data) s
    ) s
where sum > median
order by name
limit 1;

  name   | people | indicator 
---------+--------+-----------
 group 3 |   2000 |         3
(1 row)