Changes http://page.axiom-developer.org/zope/mathaction/StatisticalFunctions/diff -- I just started to hack together a couple of statistical functions. Should be extended of course. The median could be implemented in 'O(n)' steps, but I don't have the time.
\begin{axiom} )abb package STAT StatisticalFunctions StatisticalFunctions(F:Field): Exports == Implementation where Exports == with mean: List F -> F stddev: List F -> F if F has OrderedRing then median: List F -> F Implementation == add mean l == n := #l::F if n = 0 then error "The mean of an empty list is not defined" reduce(_+, l)/n stddev l == n := #l::F if n = 0 then error "The standard deviation of an empty list is not _ defined" m := mean l reduce(_+, map((#1-m)**2, l)$ListFunctions2(F,F))/(n-1) if F has OrderedRing then median l == n := #l if n = 0 then error "The median of an empty list is not defined" sort(l).(n quo 2) \end{axiom} -- forwarded from http://page.axiom-developer.org/zope/mathaction/[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer