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Generalize mean to other types

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Josep Sanjuas 2015-04-12 19:40:30 +02:00
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@ -114,10 +114,13 @@ proc sum*[T](x: openArray[T]): T {.noSideEffect.} =
## If `x` is empty, 0 is returned.
for i in items(x): result = result + i
proc mean*(x: openArray[float]): float {.noSideEffect.} =
template toFloat(f: float): float = f
proc mean*[T](x: openArray[T]): float {.noSideEffect.} =
## computes the mean of the elements in `x`.
## If `x` is empty, NaN is returned.
result = sum(x) / toFloat(len(x))
## ``toFloat(x: T): float`` must be defined.
result = toFloat(sum(x)) / toFloat(len(x))
proc variance*(x: openArray[float]): float {.noSideEffect.} =
## computes the variance of the elements in `x`.