Find median of interval data in python

I am exploring different python libraries and I wondering how to find approximate median value of the grouped data set. Here is a table for a reference.

Age	frequency
1-10	123
10-20	350
20-30	200
30-40	1700
40-50	360
50-60	60

Is there any function or do I need to hard code the formula and then have a loop going over each row and column of the dataset ?

Thanks in advance.

Answer

If you want to approximate median for discrete grouped data, you can approximate the median of the entire data set by interpolation using the formula:

median = L + interval * (N / 2 – CF) / F

L = lower limit of the median interval

N = total number of data points

CF = number of data points below the median interval

F = number of data points in the median interval

# Approximating median by pure python and pandas functions
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame.from_dict({'low_range':[1,11,21,31,41,51], 'high_range':[10,20,30,40,50,60], 'frequency':[123,350,200,1700,360,60]})

N = df['frequency'].sum()
# calulating L1
index = abs(df['frequency'].cumsum() - N/2).idxmin()
L1 = df['low_range'][index + 1]
cumsum_before = df['frequency'].cumsum()[index]
freq_medain = df['frequency'][index + 1]
width = df['high_range'][index + 1] - df['low_range'][index + 1]  + 1

median = L1 + (N/2 - cumsum_before ) / freq_medain * width

print("L1 = {} , cumsum_before = {}, freq_medain = {}, width = {}".format(L1, cumsum_before, freq_medain, width ) )
print("Approximated median = ", median)

L1 = 31 , cumsum_before = 673, freq_medain = 1700, width = 10
Approximated median = 35.25588235294118

If you have continuous data, you can use median_grouped function in statistics package.

# Approximating median by statistics grouped_median for continuous values and fixed intervals

import statistics as st
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame.from_dict({'low_range':[1,10,21,31,41,51], 'high_range':[10,21,31,41,51,60], 'frequency':[123,350,200,1700,360,60]})

X = ((df['low_range'] + df['high_range'])/2).tolist()

f = df['frequency'].tolist()

# repeating values based on their frequencies
Y = [item for i,item in enumerate(X)
              for count in range(f[i])]

width = df['high_range'][0] - df['low_range'][0] + 1 

median = st.median_grouped(Y, width)
print("Approximated median = ", median)

Approximated median = 35.25588235294118