polars.Expr.quantile#

Expr.quantile( quantile: float | Expr, interpolation: RollingInterpolationMethod = 'nearest', ) → Self[source]#

Get quantile value.

Parameters:

quantile: Quantile between 0.0 and 1.0.
interpolation{‘nearest’, ‘higher’, ‘lower’, ‘midpoint’, ‘linear’}: Interpolation method.

Examples

>>> df = pl.DataFrame({"a": [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]})
>>> df.select(pl.col("a").quantile(0.3))
shape: (1, 1)
┌─────┐
│ a   │
│ --- │
│ f64 │
╞═════╡
│ 1.0 │
└─────┘
>>> df.select(pl.col("a").quantile(0.3, interpolation="higher"))
shape: (1, 1)
┌─────┐
│ a   │
│ --- │
│ f64 │
╞═════╡
│ 2.0 │
└─────┘
>>> df.select(pl.col("a").quantile(0.3, interpolation="lower"))
shape: (1, 1)
┌─────┐
│ a   │
│ --- │
│ f64 │
╞═════╡
│ 1.0 │
└─────┘
>>> df.select(pl.col("a").quantile(0.3, interpolation="midpoint"))
shape: (1, 1)
┌─────┐
│ a   │
│ --- │
│ f64 │
╞═════╡
│ 1.5 │
└─────┘
>>> df.select(pl.col("a").quantile(0.3, interpolation="linear"))
shape: (1, 1)
┌─────┐
│ a   │
│ --- │
│ f64 │
╞═════╡
│ 1.5 │
└─────┘