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mean

Return mean value of array

Declaration

Source position: math.pp line 383

function mean(

  const data: array of Single

):Float;

function mean(

  const data: PSingle;

  const N: LongInt

):Float;

function mean(

  const data: array of Double

):Float;

function mean(

  const data: PDouble;

  const N: LongInt

):Float;

function mean(

  const data: array of Extended

):Float;

function mean(

  const data: PExtended;

  const N: LongInt

):Float;

Description

Mean returns the average value of data. The second form accepts a pointer to an array of N values.

Errors

None.

See also

meanandstddev

  

Return mean and standard deviation of array

momentskewkurtosis

  

Return 4 first moments of distribution

sum

  

Return sum of values

Example

Program Example27;

{ Program to demonstrate the Mean function. }

Uses math;

Type
  TExArray = Array[1..100] of Float;

Var
  I : Integer;
  ExArray : TExArray;

begin
  Randomize;
  for I:=low(ExArray) to high(ExArray) do
    ExArray[i]:=(Random-Random)*100;
  Writeln('Max      : ',MaxValue(ExArray):8:4);
  Writeln('Min      : ',MinValue(ExArray):8:4);
  Writeln('Mean     : ',Mean(ExArray):8:4);
  Writeln('Mean (b) : ',Mean(@ExArray[1],100):8:4);
end.
Documentation generated on: Mar 17 2017