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Module: Editor

Version: 18.03+

Type: Double

Category: Statistical

 

Description

The formula 'AverageDeviation' returns the average deviation of a matrix over the rows or the columns of that matrix, depending on the chosen dimension.

Parameters

Matrix:

The matrix you want to know the average deviation of.

Dimension:

The dimension to take the average deviation over. 1 means downwards (over rows), 2 means rightwards (over columns).

Example

Description

In the following example the formula 'AverageDeviation' is used to take the average deviation over the columns.

Values parameters

Matrix:

Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4
3 2 1 5
1 3 5 5

 

Dimension: 2

Result

Matrix:

Column1
1,25
1,5

 

As you see the results are the average deviations of the rows of the matrix.

External Links

- Average deviation: This page describes the average deviation and it's relation to other statistics.

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Updated: 2018-01-31