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。
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)