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BinFixed

Computes the bin for a value among the specified number of identically sized bins within the given bounds

Category: math

Syntax:

BinFixed([value], [min], [max], [bins])

Returns: Integer

Context Filtering: ✓ Yes

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
value number or column ✓ Yes The value for which the bin is computed
min number ✓ Yes The lower bound. If the value is less than min, the bin will be 0
max number ✓ Yes If the value is greater than or equal to max, the bin will be bins + 1
bins number ✓ Yes The number of bins within the interval. Bins are numbered 1 through bins

Allowed Column Types for value: INT, FLOAT, DECIMAL

Validation

  • Minimum parameters: 4
  • Maximum parameters: 4

Examples

BinFixed([Days Since Signup], 0, 90, 3)

Places all numbers less than 0 in bin 0, all numbers 90 or greater in bin 4, and all numbers between 0 and 90 are assigned one of 3 equally sized bins

BinFixed(25, 0, 100, 5)

Returns the bin number for value 25 among 5 bins between 0 and 100