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ES|QL MV_PERCENTILE function

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number
Multivalue expression.
percentile

The percentile to calculate. Must be a number between 0 and 100. Numbers out of range will return a null instead.

Converts a multivalued field into a single valued field containing the value at which a certain percentage of observed values occur.

number percentile result
double double double
double integer double
double long double
integer double integer
integer integer integer
integer long integer
long double long
long integer long
long long long
ROW values = [5, 5, 10, 12, 5000]
| EVAL p50 = MV_PERCENTILE(values, 50), median = MV_MEDIAN(values)
		
values:integer p50:integer median:integer
[5, 5, 10, 12, 5000] 10 10