Median.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.stat.descriptive.rank;

import java.io.Serializable;


/**
 * Returns the median of the available values.  This is the same as the 50th percentile.
 * See {@link Percentile} for a description of the algorithm used.
 * <p>
 * <strong>Note that this implementation is not synchronized.</strong> If
 * multiple threads access an instance of this class concurrently, and at least
 * one of the threads invokes the <code>increment()</code> or
 * <code>clear()</code> method, it must be synchronized externally.</p>
 *
 * @version $Id: Median.java 1131229 2011-06-03 20:49:25Z luc $
 */
public class Median extends Percentile implements Serializable {

    /** Serializable version identifier */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3961477041290915687L;

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    public Median() {
        super(50.0);
    }

    /**
     * Copy constructor, creates a new {@code Median} identical
     * to the {@code original}
     *
     * @param original the {@code Median} instance to copy
     */
    public Median(Median original) {
        super(original);
    }

}