pecon.stats.mean

pecon.stats.mean(x, drop_nan=False)

Compute the arithmetic mean of a dataset.

The mean is the sum of all observations divided by the number of observations. It provides a measure of the central tendency of the data.

Parameters:

x (array-like) – Input data.

Returns:

The mean of the input values.

Return type:

float

Examples

>>> from pecon import stats
>>> x = [2, 4, 6, 8]
>>> y = [1, 3, 5, 7]
>>> mx = stats.mean(x)
>>> my = stats.mean(y)
>>> print(f"x mean = {mx} and y mean = {my}")
x mean = 5.0 and y mean = 4.0