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Median

In a data set, the value that half the data points fall below and half the data points fall above. It is used along with the mean; it is not as influenced by extreme values as the mean.

median

The middle number of a series. See also mean, which includes examples.

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These observations prove that the sample median (Me(x) = 10) is the best kernel size for capturing the whole amplitude peak.
A Novel Deep Learning Approach for Recognizing Stereotypical Motor Movements within and across Subjects on the Autism Spectrum Disorder
We use Industry Discretion as our measure of managerial discretion and classify the industries associated with our sample firms into High Discretion (Industry Discretion above the sample median) and Low Discretion (Industry Discretion below the sample median) categories.
CEO power and firm performance under pressure
The estimation results are for small firms (firm size below the sample median) in columns 1 and 3 and large firms (firm size above the sample median) in columns 2 and 4.
Management compensation systems in MNCs and domestic firms: cross-national empirical evidence
Using nonlinear least squares to estimate these parameters from the I-15 data yields [d.sub.j] = 247.20 and [s.sub.j] = 27.36, implying a speed-density elasticity of -0.521 at the sample median of density.
White-knuckle externalities
Despite the similarity of some subgroups with the sample median, the median returns of the remaining subgroups differed more substantially (especially for trips placing a different number of sets or landing in a different region).
Reported trip costs, gross revenues, and net returns for U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline vessels
In the sign test, the sample median was 1.017, with 160 values above, 126 values below and 8 equal to the hypothesized median (Z = 0.05, P = 0.05).
Directional asymmetry in moose
In this study, smokers with family incomes equal to or below the study sample median were more likely to respond to price increases by quitting than smokers with family incomes above the median (e.g., 10% quitting compared with 3% quitting in response to a 50% price increase).
Response to Increases in Cigarette Prices by Race/Ethnicity, Income, and Age Groups - United States, 1976-1993
Although the sample mean is more efficient than the sample median when the data are drawn from a normal distribution, this will not be true in general.
Measuring short-run inflation for central bankers
In order to investigate the effect of cash holdings, we divide the sample into low and high pre-crisis cash holding groups based on below and above the sample median cash holdings, respectively, and examine the effect of internal/external finance dependence on financing and investments during the crisis.
Product market competition and financial decisions during a financial crisis
Central Limit Theorem for the Sample Median. Let [[??].sub.m] be the sample median for the sample [x.sub.1], [x.sub.2],..., [x.sub.n] n = 2k - 1, k [member of] [Z.sup.+].
On Median-Based Discriminant Analysis
(1) [FCF.sub.i] is a dummy variable that takes a value of one if repurchasing firm i has free cash flows (cash flows greater than the sample median and Tobin's q less than 1) and zero otherwise.
Free cash flow and the wealth effects of stock repurchase announcements
[GROW.sub.it] = 1 if growth rate (GROWTH) for firm i in year t is above the sample median, and 0 if otherwise.
The effect of the firm's monopoly power on the earnings response coefficient

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