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REMEDIAN: RATS module to compute the median for large datasets

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  • Eric Blankmeyer

    (Texas State University)

Programming Language

RATS

Abstract

remedian.src computes the remedian, a median for large data sets. the remedian, which uses a small amount of computer storage, was proposed by Peter J. Rousseeuw and Gilbert W. Bassett, Jr. (1990), "The remedian: a robust averaging method for large data sets," Journal of the American Statistical Association, 85, 97-104. The current version of this program can handle as many as 17^5 = 1,419,857 observations.

Suggested Citation

  • Eric Blankmeyer, 2000. "REMEDIAN: RATS module to compute the median for large datasets," Statistical Software Components R141101, Boston College Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:r141101
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