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MedianDeviation
MedianDeviation
[
list
]
gives the median absolute deviation from the median of the elements in
list
.
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For the list
{
x
1
,
x
2
,
...
,
x
n
}
, the median deviation is given by the median of the list
, where
is the median of the list.
MedianDeviation
[{{
x
1
,
y
1
,
...
}, {
x
2
,
y
2
,
...
},
...
}]
gives
{MedianDeviation[{
x
1
,
x
2
,
...
}], MedianDeviation[{
y
1
,
y
2
,
...
}],
...
}
.
MedianDeviation
works with
SparseArray
objects.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(2)
MedianDeviation
of a list:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
MedianDeviation
of columns of a matrix:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(4)
Generalizations & Extensions
(1)
Applications
(1)
Properties & Relations
(2)
Possible Issues
(1)
Neat Examples
(1)
SEE ALSO
Median
MeanDeviation
StandardDeviation
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Descriptive Statistics
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Descriptive Statistics
New in 6.0: Statistics
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, where 
is the median of the list.
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Basic Examples 
Scope 