npm package: @stdlib/stats-strided-smskmaxabs
Description: Calculate the maximum absolute value of a single-precision floating-point strided array according to a mask.
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# smskmaxabs

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> Calculate the maximum absolute value of a single-precision floating-point strided array according to a mask.

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## Installation

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

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

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

#### smskmaxabs( N, x, strideX, mask, strideMask )

Computes the maximum absolute value of a single-precision floating-point strided array according to a mask.

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );
var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 4.0, 2.0 ] );
var mask = new Uint8Array( [ 0, 0, 1, 0 ] );

var v = smskmaxabs( x.length, x, 1, mask, 1 );
// returns 2.0
```

The function has the following parameters:

-   **N**: number of indexed elements.
-   **x**: input [`Float32Array`][@stdlib/array/float32].
-   **strideX**: stride length for `x`.
-   **mask**: mask [`Uint8Array`][@stdlib/array/uint8]. If a `mask` array element is `0`, the corresponding element in `x` is considered valid and **included** in computation. If a `mask` array element is `1`, the corresponding element in `x` is considered invalid/missing and **excluded** from computation.
-   **strideMask**: stride length for `mask`.

The `N` and stride parameters determine which elements in the strided arrays are accessed at runtime. For example, to compute the maximum absolute value of every other element in `x`,

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );
var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, -7.0, -2.0, 4.0, 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
var mask = new Uint8Array( [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 ] );

var v = smskmaxabs( 4, x, 2, mask, 2 );
// returns 7.0
```

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

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```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );
var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8' );

var x0 = new Float32Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, -2.0, -2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
var x1 = new Float32Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element

var mask0 = new Uint8Array( [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 ] );
var mask1 = new Uint8Array( mask0.buffer, mask0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element

var v = smskmaxabs( 4, x1, 2, mask1, 2 );
// returns 4.0
```

#### smskmaxabs.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX, mask, strideMask, offsetMask )

Computes the maximum absolute value of a single-precision floating-point strided array according to a mask and using alternative indexing semantics.

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );
var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 4.0, 2.0 ] );
var mask = new Uint8Array( [ 0, 0, 1, 0 ] );

var v = smskmaxabs.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, mask, 1, 0 );
// returns 2.0
```

The function has the following additional parameters:

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

While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset parameters support indexing semantics based on starting indices. For example, to calculate the maximum absolute value for every other element in `x` starting from the second element

```javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );
var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8' );

var x = new Float32Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, -2.0, -2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
var mask = new Uint8Array( [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 ] );

var v = smskmaxabs.ndarray( 4, x, 2, 1, mask, 2, 1 );
// returns 4.0
```

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## Notes

-   If `N <= 0`, both functions return `NaN`.

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## Examples

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```javascript
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-uniform' );
var bernoulli = require( '@stdlib/random-array-bernoulli' );
var smskmaxabs = require( '@stdlib/stats-strided-smskmaxabs' );

var x = uniform( 10, -50.0, 50.0, {
    'dtype': 'float32'
});
console.log( x );

var mask = bernoulli( x.length, 0.2, {
    'dtype': 'uint8'
});
console.log( mask );

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

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### Usage

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

#### stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs( N, \*X, strideX, \*Mask, strideMask )

Computes the maximum absolute value of a single-precision floating-point strided array according to a mask.

```c
#include <stdint.h>

const float x[] = { 1.0f, -2.0f, 2.0f };
const uint8_t mask[] = { 0, 1, 0 };

float v = stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs( 3, x, 1, mask, 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 for `X`.
-   **Mask**: `[in] uint8_t*` mask array. If a `Mask` array element is `0`, the corresponding element in `X` is considered valid and included in computation. If a `Mask` array element is `1`, the corresponding element in `X` is considered invalid/missing and excluded from computation.
-   **strideMask**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` stride length for `Mask`.

```c
float stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs( const CBLAS_INT N, const float *X, const CBLAS_INT strideX, const uint8_t *Mask, const CBLAS_INT strideMask );
```

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#### stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs_ndarray( N, \*X, strideX, offsetX, \*Mask, strideMask, offsetMask )

Computes the maximum absolute value of a single-precision floating-point strided array according to a mask and using alternative indexing semantics.

```c
#include <stdint.h>

const float x[] = { 1.0f, -2.0f, 2.0f };
const uint8_t mask[] = { 0, 1, 0 };

float v = stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs_ndarray( 3, x, 1, 0, mask, 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 for `X`.
-   **offsetX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` starting index for `X`.
-   **Mask**: `[in] uint8_t*` mask array. If a `Mask` array element is `0`, the corresponding element in `X` is considered valid and included in computation. If a `Mask` array element is `1`, the corresponding element in `X` is considered invalid/missing and excluded from computation.
-   **strideMask**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` stride length for `Mask`.
-   **offsetMask**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` starting index for `Mask`.

```c
float stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs_ndarray( const CBLAS_INT N, const float *X, const CBLAS_INT strideX, const CBLAS_INT offsetX, const uint8_t *Mask, const CBLAS_INT strideMask, const CBLAS_INT offsetMask );
```

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### Examples

```c
#include "stdlib/stats/strided/smskmaxabs.h"
#include <stdint.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, 9.0f, 10.0f };

    // Create a mask array:
    const uint8_t mask[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 };

    // Specify the number of elements:
    const int N = 5;

    // Specify the stride lengths:
    const int strideX = 2;
    const int strideMask = 2;

    // Compute the maximum absolute value:
    float v = stdlib_strided_smskmaxabs( N, x, strideX, mask, strideMask );

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

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