LearningRlab (version 2.4)

mean_: Mean Calculus Function

Description

This function calculates the arithmetic mean of a numbers vector.

Usage

mean_(x)

Value

A numeric, the arithmetic mean of the numbers vector.

Arguments

x

Should be a numbers vector

Author

Dennis Monheimius,
Eduardo Benito,
Juan Jose Cuadrado,
Universidad de Alcala de Henares

Details

To calculate the arithmetic mean of a dataset, the user should give a numbers vector. The result is the addition of all vector elements divided by the number of elements. The arithmetic mean formule is the following:

Examples

vector <- c(2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18)
result = mean_(vector)
result