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small

The small analytic returns the k-th smallest value in a data set. Use this analytic to return values with a particular relative standing in a data set.

Syntax

small(list of numbers, k)

The following table describes the required and optional arguments:

Argument	Required Optional	Description
list of numbers	Required	An array or range of numerical data for which you want to determine the k-th smallest value.
k	Required	The position from the smallest in the array or range of data to return.

The following table provides the datatype for the parameters you can pass:

Parameter Input Options	Datatype
Event properties separated by a comma	Real number

Example

when 1 stocktopic with small(watchlist:numberlist,3 ) as result = 20 then response with body=" result  is ${result}"

The following table describes the result for the event property value that you pass:

Event Property Value	Description	Result
watchlist: numberlist 50 20 15 10	Returns the third smallest number in the list.	20

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