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# meanandstddev

Return mean and standard deviation of array

## Declaration

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`procedure meanandstddev(`
`const data: array of Extended;`
`var mean: float;`
`var stddev: float`
`); procedure meanandstddev(`
`const data: PExtended;`
`const N: LongInt;`
`var mean: float;`
`var stddev: float`
`);`

## Description

meanandstddev calculates the mean and standard deviation of data and returns the result in mean and stddev, respectively. Stddev is zero if there is only one value. The second form accepts a pointer to an array of N values.

## Errors

None.

## See also

mean |  | Return mean value of array
sum |  | Return sum of values
sumofsquares |  | Return sum of squares of values
momentskewkurtosis |  | Return 4 first moments of distribution

## Example

    Program Example28;

    { Program to demonstrate the Meanandstddev function. }

    Uses math;

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

    Var
      I : Integer;
      ExArray : TExArray;
      Mean,stddev : Extended;

    begin
      Randomize;
      for I:=low(ExArray) to high(ExArray) do
        ExArray[i]:=(Random-Random)*100;
      MeanAndStdDev(ExArray,Mean,StdDev);
      Writeln('Mean       : ',Mean:8:4);
      Writeln('StdDev     : ',StdDev:8:4);
      MeanAndStdDev(@ExArray[1],100,Mean,StdDev);
      Writeln('Mean   (b) : ',Mean:8:4);
      Writeln('StdDev (b) : ',StdDev:8:4);
    end.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014