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Vinzent Steinberg 2017-05-05 16:04:51 +02:00
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@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ extern crate conv;
use conv::ApproxFrom;
/// Represent an average value of a sequence of numbers.
/// Represent the arithmetic mean and the variance of a sequence of numbers.
///
/// The average is calculated iteratively, so the sequence of numbers can be an
/// iterator.
/// Everything is calculated iteratively using constant memory, so the sequence
/// of numbers can be an iterator. The used algorithms try to avoid numerical
/// instabilities.
///
/// ```
/// use average::Average;
@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ impl Average {
/// Calculate the unbiased sample variance of the sequence.
///
/// This assumes that sequence consists of samples of a larger population.
/// This assumes that the sequence consists of samples of a larger population.
pub fn sample_variance(&self) -> f64 {
if self.n < 2 {
return 0.;
@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ impl Average {
/// Calculate the population variance of the sequence.
///
/// This assumes that sequence consists of the entire population.
/// This assumes that the sequence consists of the entire population.
pub fn population_variance(&self) -> f64 {
if self.n < 2 {
return 0.;