Get-Median.ps1
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function Get-Median { <# .Synopsis Gets a median .Description Gets the median of a series of numbers .Example Get-Median 2,4,6,8 .Link Get-Average .Link Get-StandardDeviation #> param( # The numbers to average [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=0)] [Double[]] $Number ) begin { $numberSeries = @() } process { $numberSeries += $number } end { $sortedNumbers = @($numberSeries | Sort-Object) if ($numberSeries.Count % 2) { # Odd, pick the middle $sortedNumbers[($sortedNumbers.Count / 2) - 1] } else { # Even, average the middle two ($sortedNumbers[($sortedNumbers.Count / 2)] + $sortedNumbers[($sortedNumbers.Count / 2) - 1]) / 2 } } } |