Class StandardDeviation

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, DoubleConsumer, StorelessUnivariateStatistic, UnivariateStatistic, MathArrays.Function

    public class StandardDeviation
    extends AbstractStorelessUnivariateStatistic
    implements Serializable
    Computes the sample standard deviation.

    The standard deviation is the positive square root of the variance. This implementation wraps a Variance instance.

    The isBiasCorrected property of the wrapped Variance instance is exposed, so that this class can be used to compute both the "sample standard deviation" (the square root of the bias-corrected "sample variance") or the "population standard deviation" (the square root of the non-bias-corrected "population variance"). See Variance for more information.

    Note that this implementation is not synchronized. If multiple threads access an instance of this class concurrently, and at least one of the threads invokes the increment() or clear() method, it must be synchronized externally.

    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • StandardDeviation

        public StandardDeviation()
        Constructs a StandardDeviation. Sets the underlying Variance instance's isBiasCorrected property to true.
      • StandardDeviation

        public StandardDeviation​(SecondMoment m2)
        Constructs a StandardDeviation from an external second moment.
        Parameters:
        m2 - the external moment
      • StandardDeviation

        public StandardDeviation​(boolean isBiasCorrected)
        Constructs a StandardDeviation with the specified value for the isBiasCorrected property. If this property is set to true, the Variance used in computing results will use the bias-corrected, or "sample" formula. See Variance for details.
        Parameters:
        isBiasCorrected - whether or not the variance computation will use the bias-corrected formula
      • StandardDeviation

        public StandardDeviation​(boolean isBiasCorrected,
                                 SecondMoment m2)
        Constructs a StandardDeviation with the specified value for the isBiasCorrected property and the supplied external moment. If isBiasCorrected is set to true, the Variance used in computing results will use the bias-corrected, or "sample" formula. See Variance for details.
        Parameters:
        isBiasCorrected - whether or not the variance computation will use the bias-corrected formula
        m2 - the external moment
      • StandardDeviation

        public StandardDeviation​(StandardDeviation original)
                          throws NullArgumentException
        Copy constructor, creates a new StandardDeviation identical to the original.
        Parameters:
        original - the StandardDeviation instance to copy
        Throws:
        NullArgumentException - if original is null
    • Method Detail

      • getN

        public long getN()
        Returns the number of values that have been added.
        Specified by:
        getN in interface StorelessUnivariateStatistic
        Returns:
        the number of values.
      • evaluate

        public double evaluate​(double[] values,
                               double mean,
                               int begin,
                               int length)
                        throws MathIllegalArgumentException
        Returns the Standard Deviation of the entries in the specified portion of the input array, using the precomputed mean value. Returns Double.NaN if the designated subarray is empty.

        Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

        The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the arithmetic mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter. This method is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been computed.

        Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

        Parameters:
        values - the input array
        mean - the precomputed mean value
        begin - index of the first array element to include
        length - the number of elements to include
        Returns:
        the standard deviation of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0
        Throws:
        MathIllegalArgumentException - if the array is null or the array index parameters are not valid
      • evaluate

        public double evaluate​(double[] values,
                               double mean)
                        throws MathIllegalArgumentException
        Returns the Standard Deviation of the entries in the input array, using the precomputed mean value. Returns Double.NaN if the designated subarray is empty.

        Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

        The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the arithmetic mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter. This method is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been computed.

        Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

        Parameters:
        values - the input array
        mean - the precomputed mean value
        Returns:
        the standard deviation of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0
        Throws:
        MathIllegalArgumentException - if the array is null
      • isBiasCorrected

        public boolean isBiasCorrected()
        Returns:
        Returns the isBiasCorrected.
      • withBiasCorrection

        public StandardDeviation withBiasCorrection​(boolean biasCorrection)
        Returns a new copy of this standard deviation with the given bias correction setting.
        Parameters:
        biasCorrection - The bias correction flag to set.
        Returns:
        a copy of this instance with the given bias correction setting