weighted_median function

Weighted Median

Weighted population median.

weighted_median(x, w, na.rm = FALSE)

Arguments

• x: [numeric vector] data.
• w: [numeric vector] weights (same length as x).
• na.rm: [logical] indicating whether NA values should be removed before the computation proceeds (default: FALSE).

Details

Weighted sample median; see weighted_quantile for more information.

Returns

Weighted estimate of the population median

See Also

Overview (of all implemented functions)

weighted_quantile

Examples

head(workplace)

weighted_median(workplace$employment, workplace$weight)