Python statistics.median_low() Function

The Python statistics.median_low() function calculates the low median of the given data set. Before calculating the low median, this function sorts the data in ascending order.

Note: In this function, if the data values are odd, it returns the middle value; otherwise, it returns a smaller value from the two middle numbers.

Syntax

Following is the basic syntax of the statistics.median_low() function −

statistics.median_low(data)

Parameters

Here, the data values can be used as any sequence, list or iterator.

Return Value

This function returns the middle value in the given data.

Example 1

In the below example, we are calculating the low median of the given data using statistics.median_low() function.

import statistics
x = statistics.median_low([2, 4, 6, 8, 10])
print(x)

Output

The output obtained is as follows −

6

Example 2

Now, we are calculating the low median for the negative even numbers using statistics.median_low() function.

import statistics
x = statistics.median_low([-2, 4, -0.6, 8.3, 10, -11])
print(x)

Output

We will get the output as follows −

-0.6

Example 3

Here, we are calculating the low median for the given data using the statistics.median_low() function.

import statistics
x = statistics.median_low([1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11])
print(x)

Output

The result is obtained as follows −

5