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                | thomsen01 | Posted - 04/28/2014 : 09:52:30 AM OriginPro 9.1.0G (32-bit) SR2, Win7
 
 Hello!
 
 How can I get the row number of a median?
 For example I have a datasheet with 1 column:
 2
 3
 1
 6
 7
 8
 3
 with the function:
 db=median(col(1)[1:5],2);
 db=;
 I can get the median of the first 5 rows and it's "3", but how can I also get the row number (in this case "2")?
 Thanks for your help!
 
 Thomsen
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                | thomsen01 | Posted - 04/30/2014 : 09:26:49 AM Thank you for the answers.
 
 Unfortunately I have no possibility to sort my dataset, but the second solution by greg works fine with a few adjustments.
 
 Thanks for your help.
 
 Thomsen
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                | greg | Posted - 04/28/2014 : 3:53:39 PM Without sorting, if you know the median is unique, you can use this:
 
 range raD = [Book1]Sheet1!col(2);
 MedianRow = list(median(raD,1),rad);
 
 But it's possible the median exists more than once, in which case you can use:
 
 dataset dsIdx;
 range raD = [Data1]Sheet1!2;
 MedianValue = median(rad,1);
 vfind value:=MedianValue ix:=rad ox:=dsIdx;
 loop(ii,1,dsIdx.GetSize())
 {
 ty $(MedianValue) in row $(dsIdx[ii]);
 }
 
 Note that only option 1 of the Median function returns a value that is actually found in the data.
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                | lkb0221 | Posted - 04/28/2014 : 11:40:40 AM Hi,
 
 If you can sort the dataset first, function index can be used.
 http://www.originlab.com/doc/LabTalk/ref/Index-func
 
 But if your data have to be non-monotonic, you may use list function to find the index when it first appears.
 http://www.originlab.com/doc/LabTalk/ref/List-func
 
 
 Zheng
 OriginLab
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