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The output y is the arithmetic mean of the components of the input vector x. As a second argument a vector of positive weights (default = 1 for each weight) can be given to calculate the weighted arithmetic mean.

Syntax

Functions.arithmeticMean(x);
Functions.arithmeticMean(x, weights);

Implementation

  w := BusinessSimulation.Functions.clip(weights, {0, inf});
  y := sum(x[i] * w[i] for i in 1:n) / sum(w);

Notes

• Any negative weight will be set to zero in order to prevent negative weights.

Examples

Functions.arithmeticMean({ 10, 20});        // 15.0
Functions.arithmeticMean({-20, 20});        //  0.0
Functions.arithmeticMean({ 10, 20},{1,10}); // 19.09..
Functions.arithmeticMean({ 10, 20},{1,-1}); // 10.

See also

ArithmeticMean, geometricMean

y = arithmeticMean(x, weights)

x	Type: Real[:] Description: Vector input
weights	Default Value: ones(size(x, 1)) Type: Real[size(x, 1)] Description: Vector of weights

y	Type: Real