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quantileExactExclusive

Introduced in: v20.1.0 Similar to quantileExact, this computes the exact quantile of a numeric data sequence. This function is equivalent to quantileExact but uses the exclusive method for calculating quantiles, as described in the R-6 method. When using this function, the quantile is calculated such that the interpolation formula for a given quantile p takes the form: x[floor(n*p)] + (n*p - floor(n*p)) * (x[floor(n*p)+1] - x[floor(n*p)]), where x is the sorted array. To get the exact value, all the passed values are combined into an array, which is then fully sorted. The sorting algorithm’s complexity is O(N·log(N)), where N = std::distance(first, last) comparisons. When using multiple quantile* functions with different levels in a query, the internal states are not combined (that is, the query works less efficiently than it could). In this case, use the quantiles function. Syntax
Parameters
  • level — Level of quantile. Constant floating-point number from 0 to 1 (exclusive). We recommend using a level value in the range of (0.01, 0.99). Float*
Arguments
  • expr — Expression over the column values resulting in numeric data types, Date or DateTime. (U)Int* or Float* or Date or DateTime
Returned value Returns the quantile of the specified level. Float64 Examples Computing exact exclusive quantile
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Computing multiple quantile levels
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Last modified on July 19, 2026