Rfast (version 1.7.3)

Median of a vector: Median of a vector

Description

Median of a vector.

Usage

med(x)

Arguments

x

A numerical vector.

Value

The median of the vector of a numbers.

Details

The function is written in C++ and this is why it is very fast.

See Also

nth, colMedians

Examples

x <- rnorm(10000)
system.time( for (i in 1:1000) med(x) )
system.time( for (i in 1:1000) median(x) )

x <- rnorm(10001)
system.time( for (i in 1:1000) med(x) )
system.time( for (i in 1:1000) median(x) )