npm package: @stdlib/stats-strided-smeanli
Description: Calculate the arithmetic mean of a single-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm.
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Latest version: 0.1.1

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# smeanli

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> Calculate the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] of a single-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm.

<section class="intro">

The [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] is defined as

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    <br>
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</section>

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<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/stats-strided-smeanli
```

</section>

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var smeanli = require( '@stdlib/stats-strided-smeanli' );
```

#### smeanli( N, x, strideX )

Computes the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] of a single-precision floating-point strided array `x` using a one-pass trial mean algorithm.

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 2.0 ] );

var v = smeanli( x.length, x, 1 );
// returns ~0.3333
```

The function has the following parameters:

-   **N**: number of indexed elements.
-   **x**: input [`Float32Array`][@stdlib/array/float32].
-   **strideX**: index increment for `x`.

The `N` and stride parameters determine which elements in the strided array are accessed at runtime. For example, to compute the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] of every other element in `x`,

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, -7.0, -2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 2.0 ] );

var v = smeanli( 4, x, 2 );
// returns 1.25
```

Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views.

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```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );

var x0 = new Float32Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );
var x1 = new Float32Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element

var v = smeanli( 4, x1, 2 );
// returns 1.25
```

#### smeanli.ndarray( N, x, stride, offset )

Computes the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] of a single-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm and alternative indexing semantics.

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 2.0 ] );

var v = smeanli.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0 );
// returns ~0.33333
```

The function has the following additional parameters:

-   **offsetX**: starting index for `x`.

While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset parameter supports indexing semantics based on a starting index. For example, to calculate the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] for every other element in `x` starting from the second element

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );

var v = smeanli.ndarray( 4, x, 2, 1 );
// returns 1.25
```

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   If `N <= 0`, both functions return `NaN`.
-   The underlying algorithm is a specialized case of Welford's algorithm. Similar to the method of assumed mean, the first strided array element is used as a trial mean. The trial mean is subtracted from subsequent data values, and the average deviations used to adjust the initial guess. Accordingly, the algorithm's accuracy is best when data is **unordered** (i.e., the data is **not** sorted in either ascending or descending order such that the first value is an "extreme" value).

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-discrete-uniform' );
var smeanli = require( '@stdlib/stats-strided-smeanli' );

var x = discreteUniform( 10, -50, 50, {
    'dtype': 'float32'
});
console.log( x );

var v = smeanli( x.length, x, 1 );
console.log( v );
```

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## C APIs

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<section class="usage">

### Usage

```c
#include "stdlib/stats/strided/smeanli.h"
```

#### stdlib_strided_smeanli( N, \*X, strideX )

Computes the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] of a single-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm.

```c
const float x[] = { 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f };

float v = stdlib_strided_smeanli( 3, x, 1 );
// returns 2.0f
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **N**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` number of indexed elements.
-   **X**: `[in] float*` input array.
-   **strideX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` stride length.

```c
float stdlib_strided_smeanli( const CBLAS_INT N, const float *X, const CBLAS_INT strideX );
```

#### stdlib_strided_smeanli_ndarray( N, \*X, strideX, offsetX )

Computes the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] of a single-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm and alternative indexing semantics.

```c
const float x[] = { 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f };

float v = stdlib_strided_smeanli_ndarray( 3, x, 1, 0 );
// returns 2.0f
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **N**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` number of indexed elements.
-   **X**: `[in] float*` input array.
-   **strideX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` stride length.
-   **offsetX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` starting index.

```c
float stdlib_strided_smeanli_ndarray( const CBLAS_INT N, const float *X, const CBLAS_INT strideX, const CBLAS_INT offsetX );
```

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### Examples

```c
#include "stdlib/stats/strided/smeanli.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main( void ) {
    // Create a strided array:
    const float x[] = { 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f, 4.0f, 5.0f, 6.0f, 7.0f, 8.0f };

    // Specify the number of elements:
    const int N = 4;

    // Specify the stride length:
    const int strideX = 2;

    // Compute the arithmetic mean:
    float v = stdlib_strided_smeanli( N, x, strideX );

    // Print the result:
    printf( "mean: %f\n", v );
}
```

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<section class="references">

## References

-   Welford, B. P. 1962. "Note on a Method for Calculating Corrected Sums of Squares and Products." _Technometrics_ 4 (3). Taylor & Francis: 419–20. doi:[10.1080/00401706.1962.10490022][@welford:1962a].
-   van Reeken, A. J. 1968. "Letters to the Editor: Dealing with Neely's Algorithms." _Communications of the ACM_ 11 (3): 149–50. doi:[10.1145/362929.362961][@vanreeken:1968a].
-   Ling, Robert F. 1974. "Comparison of Several Algorithms for Computing Sample Means and Variances." _Journal of the American Statistical Association_ 69 (348). American Statistical Association, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 859–66. doi:[10.2307/2286154][@ling:1974a].

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats-strided/dmeanli`][@stdlib/stats/strided/dmeanli]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">calculate the arithmetic mean of a double-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats-strided/smean`][@stdlib/stats/strided/smean]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">calculate the arithmetic mean of a single-precision floating-point strided array.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats-strided/smeanlipw`][@stdlib/stats/strided/smeanlipw]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">calculate the arithmetic mean of a single-precision floating-point strided array using a one-pass trial mean algorithm with pairwise summation.</span>

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