I don't know why using the fractional weights and normwt=TRUE gives that answer, but:
> wtd.quantile(x, 5:1) 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1 1 2 3 5 Andy From: Jing Yang > > Actually, I am looking for this result: > 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% > 1 1 2 3 5 > ----------------------- > y <- c(1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5) > quantile(y) > ----------------------- > > Since x with weights w is equivalant to y. > > ======= At 2006-03-16, 14:34:14 you wrote: ======= > > >Perhaps you're looking for this? > > > >> ?wtd.quantile > >> wtd.quantile(x,weights=w, normwt=TRUE) > > 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% > > 1 2 2 3 5 > > > >Andy > > > >From: Jing Yang > >> > >> Dear R-users, > >> > >> I don't know if there is a problem in wtd.quantile (from > >> library "Hmisc"): > >> -------------------------------- > >> x <- c(1,2,3,4,5) > >> w <- c(0.5,0.4,0.3,0.2,0.1) > >> wtd.quantile(x,weights=w) > >> ------------------------------- > >> The output is: > >> 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% > >> 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.75 4.00 > >> > >> The version of R I am using is: 2.1.0 > >> > >> Best,Jing > >> > >> > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >------- > >Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, > contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, > Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its > affiliates (which may be known outside the United States as > Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as > Banyu) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted > and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use > of the individual or entity named on this message. If you > are not the intended recipient, and have received this > message in error, please notify us immediately by reply > e-mail and then delete it from your system. > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------- > > > > ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
