Function mean

Compute the mean value of matrix or a list with values. In case of a multi dimensional array, the mean of the flattened array will be calculated. When dim is provided, the maximum over the selected dimension will be calculated. Parameter dim is zero-based.

Syntax

mean(a, b, c, ...)
mean(A)
mean(A, dim)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
args ... * A single matrix or or multiple scalar values

Returns

Type Description
* The mean of all values

Examples

mean(2, 1, 4, 3);                     // returns 2.5
mean([1, 2.7, 3.2, 4]);               // returns 2.725

mean([[2, 5], [6, 3], [1, 7]], 0);    // returns [3, 5]
mean([[2, 5], [6, 3], [1, 7]], 1);    // returns [3.5, 4.5, 4]

See also

median, min, max, sum, prod, std, var