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Univariate.PopulationMean Method

Estimates the mean of the underlying population.

Namespace:  Meta.Numerics.Statistics
Assembly:  Meta.Numerics (in Meta.Numerics.dll) Version: 4.1.4
Syntax
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public static UncertainValue PopulationMean(
	this IReadOnlyCollection<double> sample
)

Parameters

sample
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<Double>
The sample.

Return Value

Type: UncertainValue
An estimate, with uncertainty, of the mean of the distribution from which the sample was drawn.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IReadOnlyCollection<Double>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionsample is null.
InsufficientDataExceptionsample contains fewer than 2 values.
Remarks

In contrast to the Mean(IReadOnlyCollection<Double> ) method, this method estimates the mean of the underlying population from which the sample was drawn, and provides a error estimate for that value.

See Also