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MEDCN centers a matrix x to it's median and returns a matrix mcx with median zero columns and a vector of medians mx used to center the data. Optional input options is discussed below.
MEDCN centers a matrix x to it's median and returns a matrix mcx with median zero columns and a vector of medians mx used to center the data. Optional input options is discussed below.


The output msg returns any warning messages.
The output <tt>msg</tt> returns any warning messages.


===Options ===
===Options ===

Revision as of 14:48, 7 October 2008

Purpose

Median center scales matrix to median zero.

Synopsis

[mcx,mx,msg] = medcn(x,options)

Description

MEDCN centers a matrix x to it's median and returns a matrix mcx with median zero columns and a vector of medians mx used to center the data. Optional input options is discussed below.

The output msg returns any warning messages.

Options

options = a structure array with the following fields.

  • display: [ {'off'} | 'on'] Governs screen display.
  • matrix_threshold: {.15} Error threshold based on fraction of missing data in whole matrix.
  • column_threshold: {.25} Error threshold based on fraction of missing data in single column.

See Also

auto, mncn, percentile, rescale, scale