

_M_e_d_i_a_n _V_a_l_u_e

     median(x, na.rm=FALSE)

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     `median' computes the sample median of the vector of
     values given as its argument.  If `na.rm' is `TRUE'
     then `NA' values are deleted before computation
     proceeds.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `quantile' for general quantiles.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     median(1:4)# = 2.5 [even number]
     median(c(1:3,100,1000))# = 3 [odd, robust]

