Re: [DOCS] Median missing from aggregate functions page - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [DOCS] Median missing from aggregate functions page
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Msg-id 25081.1482506499@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to [DOCS] Median missing from aggregate functions page  (steven.winfield@cantabcapital.com)
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steven.winfield@cantabcapital.com writes:
> The index contains an entry for "median" on the aggregate functions page,
> but there is no mention of it there.

Hm --- that <indexterm> entry is attached to the percentile_cont()
function, which can be used to implement median, but I agree that
a person who already knew that would probably not be following the
index pointer.

It might be more useful to point to 4.2.7. Aggregate Expressions
which contains a concrete example of how to implement median
with percentile_disc().

Another idea is to just make the index entry say
"See percentile_cont() and percentile_disc()".

            regards, tom lane


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