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<FONT color="green">017</FONT>    package org.apache.commons.math.stat.descriptive.moment;<a name="line.17"></a>
<FONT color="green">018</FONT>    <a name="line.18"></a>
<FONT color="green">019</FONT>    import java.io.Serializable;<a name="line.19"></a>
<FONT color="green">020</FONT>    <a name="line.20"></a>
<FONT color="green">021</FONT>    import org.apache.commons.math.stat.descriptive.AbstractStorelessUnivariateStatistic;<a name="line.21"></a>
<FONT color="green">022</FONT>    <a name="line.22"></a>
<FONT color="green">023</FONT>    /**<a name="line.23"></a>
<FONT color="green">024</FONT>     * Computes the sample standard deviation.  The standard deviation<a name="line.24"></a>
<FONT color="green">025</FONT>     * is the positive square root of the variance.  This implementation wraps a<a name="line.25"></a>
<FONT color="green">026</FONT>     * {@link Variance} instance.  The &lt;code&gt;isBiasCorrected&lt;/code&gt; property of the<a name="line.26"></a>
<FONT color="green">027</FONT>     * wrapped Variance instance is exposed, so that this class can be used to<a name="line.27"></a>
<FONT color="green">028</FONT>     * compute both the "sample standard deviation" (the square root of the<a name="line.28"></a>
<FONT color="green">029</FONT>     * bias-corrected "sample variance") or the "population standard deviation"<a name="line.29"></a>
<FONT color="green">030</FONT>     * (the square root of the non-bias-corrected "population variance"). See<a name="line.30"></a>
<FONT color="green">031</FONT>     * {@link Variance} for more information.<a name="line.31"></a>
<FONT color="green">032</FONT>     * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.32"></a>
<FONT color="green">033</FONT>     * &lt;strong&gt;Note that this implementation is not synchronized.&lt;/strong&gt; If<a name="line.33"></a>
<FONT color="green">034</FONT>     * multiple threads access an instance of this class concurrently, and at least<a name="line.34"></a>
<FONT color="green">035</FONT>     * one of the threads invokes the &lt;code&gt;increment()&lt;/code&gt; or<a name="line.35"></a>
<FONT color="green">036</FONT>     * &lt;code&gt;clear()&lt;/code&gt; method, it must be synchronized externally.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.36"></a>
<FONT color="green">037</FONT>     *<a name="line.37"></a>
<FONT color="green">038</FONT>     * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 13:36:48 -0400 (Sat, 05 Sep 2009) $<a name="line.38"></a>
<FONT color="green">039</FONT>     */<a name="line.39"></a>
<FONT color="green">040</FONT>    public class StandardDeviation extends AbstractStorelessUnivariateStatistic<a name="line.40"></a>
<FONT color="green">041</FONT>        implements Serializable {<a name="line.41"></a>
<FONT color="green">042</FONT>    <a name="line.42"></a>
<FONT color="green">043</FONT>        /** Serializable version identifier */<a name="line.43"></a>
<FONT color="green">044</FONT>        private static final long serialVersionUID = 5728716329662425188L;<a name="line.44"></a>
<FONT color="green">045</FONT>    <a name="line.45"></a>
<FONT color="green">046</FONT>        /** Wrapped Variance instance */<a name="line.46"></a>
<FONT color="green">047</FONT>        private Variance variance = null;<a name="line.47"></a>
<FONT color="green">048</FONT>    <a name="line.48"></a>
<FONT color="green">049</FONT>        /**<a name="line.49"></a>
<FONT color="green">050</FONT>         * Constructs a StandardDeviation.  Sets the underlying {@link Variance}<a name="line.50"></a>
<FONT color="green">051</FONT>         * instance's &lt;code&gt;isBiasCorrected&lt;/code&gt; property to true.<a name="line.51"></a>
<FONT color="green">052</FONT>         */<a name="line.52"></a>
<FONT color="green">053</FONT>        public StandardDeviation() {<a name="line.53"></a>
<FONT color="green">054</FONT>            variance = new Variance();<a name="line.54"></a>
<FONT color="green">055</FONT>        }<a name="line.55"></a>
<FONT color="green">056</FONT>    <a name="line.56"></a>
<FONT color="green">057</FONT>        /**<a name="line.57"></a>
<FONT color="green">058</FONT>         * Constructs a StandardDeviation from an external second moment.<a name="line.58"></a>
<FONT color="green">059</FONT>         *<a name="line.59"></a>
<FONT color="green">060</FONT>         * @param m2 the external moment<a name="line.60"></a>
<FONT color="green">061</FONT>         */<a name="line.61"></a>
<FONT color="green">062</FONT>        public StandardDeviation(final SecondMoment m2) {<a name="line.62"></a>
<FONT color="green">063</FONT>            variance = new Variance(m2);<a name="line.63"></a>
<FONT color="green">064</FONT>        }<a name="line.64"></a>
<FONT color="green">065</FONT>    <a name="line.65"></a>
<FONT color="green">066</FONT>        /**<a name="line.66"></a>
<FONT color="green">067</FONT>         * Copy constructor, creates a new {@code StandardDeviation} identical<a name="line.67"></a>
<FONT color="green">068</FONT>         * to the {@code original}<a name="line.68"></a>
<FONT color="green">069</FONT>         *<a name="line.69"></a>
<FONT color="green">070</FONT>         * @param original the {@code StandardDeviation} instance to copy<a name="line.70"></a>
<FONT color="green">071</FONT>         */<a name="line.71"></a>
<FONT color="green">072</FONT>        public StandardDeviation(StandardDeviation original) {<a name="line.72"></a>
<FONT color="green">073</FONT>            copy(original, this);<a name="line.73"></a>
<FONT color="green">074</FONT>        }<a name="line.74"></a>
<FONT color="green">075</FONT>    <a name="line.75"></a>
<FONT color="green">076</FONT>        /**<a name="line.76"></a>
<FONT color="green">077</FONT>         * Contructs a StandardDeviation with the specified value for the<a name="line.77"></a>
<FONT color="green">078</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;isBiasCorrected&lt;/code&gt; property.  If this property is set to<a name="line.78"></a>
<FONT color="green">079</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;true&lt;/code&gt;, the {@link Variance} used in computing results will<a name="line.79"></a>
<FONT color="green">080</FONT>         * use the bias-corrected, or "sample" formula.  See {@link Variance} for<a name="line.80"></a>
<FONT color="green">081</FONT>         * details.<a name="line.81"></a>
<FONT color="green">082</FONT>         *<a name="line.82"></a>
<FONT color="green">083</FONT>         * @param isBiasCorrected  whether or not the variance computation will use<a name="line.83"></a>
<FONT color="green">084</FONT>         * the bias-corrected formula<a name="line.84"></a>
<FONT color="green">085</FONT>         */<a name="line.85"></a>
<FONT color="green">086</FONT>        public StandardDeviation(boolean isBiasCorrected) {<a name="line.86"></a>
<FONT color="green">087</FONT>            variance = new Variance(isBiasCorrected);<a name="line.87"></a>
<FONT color="green">088</FONT>        }<a name="line.88"></a>
<FONT color="green">089</FONT>    <a name="line.89"></a>
<FONT color="green">090</FONT>        /**<a name="line.90"></a>
<FONT color="green">091</FONT>         * Contructs a StandardDeviation with the specified value for the<a name="line.91"></a>
<FONT color="green">092</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;isBiasCorrected&lt;/code&gt; property and the supplied external moment.<a name="line.92"></a>
<FONT color="green">093</FONT>         * If &lt;code&gt;isBiasCorrected&lt;/code&gt; is set to &lt;code&gt;true&lt;/code&gt;, the<a name="line.93"></a>
<FONT color="green">094</FONT>         * {@link Variance} used in computing results will use the bias-corrected,<a name="line.94"></a>
<FONT color="green">095</FONT>         * or "sample" formula.  See {@link Variance} for details.<a name="line.95"></a>
<FONT color="green">096</FONT>         *<a name="line.96"></a>
<FONT color="green">097</FONT>         * @param isBiasCorrected  whether or not the variance computation will use<a name="line.97"></a>
<FONT color="green">098</FONT>         * the bias-corrected formula<a name="line.98"></a>
<FONT color="green">099</FONT>          * @param m2 the external moment<a name="line.99"></a>
<FONT color="green">100</FONT>         */<a name="line.100"></a>
<FONT color="green">101</FONT>        public StandardDeviation(boolean isBiasCorrected, SecondMoment m2) {<a name="line.101"></a>
<FONT color="green">102</FONT>            variance = new Variance(isBiasCorrected, m2);<a name="line.102"></a>
<FONT color="green">103</FONT>        }<a name="line.103"></a>
<FONT color="green">104</FONT>    <a name="line.104"></a>
<FONT color="green">105</FONT>        /**<a name="line.105"></a>
<FONT color="green">106</FONT>         * {@inheritDoc}<a name="line.106"></a>
<FONT color="green">107</FONT>         */<a name="line.107"></a>
<FONT color="green">108</FONT>        @Override<a name="line.108"></a>
<FONT color="green">109</FONT>        public void increment(final double d) {<a name="line.109"></a>
<FONT color="green">110</FONT>            variance.increment(d);<a name="line.110"></a>
<FONT color="green">111</FONT>        }<a name="line.111"></a>
<FONT color="green">112</FONT>    <a name="line.112"></a>
<FONT color="green">113</FONT>        /**<a name="line.113"></a>
<FONT color="green">114</FONT>         * {@inheritDoc}<a name="line.114"></a>
<FONT color="green">115</FONT>         */<a name="line.115"></a>
<FONT color="green">116</FONT>        public long getN() {<a name="line.116"></a>
<FONT color="green">117</FONT>            return variance.getN();<a name="line.117"></a>
<FONT color="green">118</FONT>        }<a name="line.118"></a>
<FONT color="green">119</FONT>    <a name="line.119"></a>
<FONT color="green">120</FONT>        /**<a name="line.120"></a>
<FONT color="green">121</FONT>         * {@inheritDoc}<a name="line.121"></a>
<FONT color="green">122</FONT>         */<a name="line.122"></a>
<FONT color="green">123</FONT>        @Override<a name="line.123"></a>
<FONT color="green">124</FONT>        public double getResult() {<a name="line.124"></a>
<FONT color="green">125</FONT>            return Math.sqrt(variance.getResult());<a name="line.125"></a>
<FONT color="green">126</FONT>        }<a name="line.126"></a>
<FONT color="green">127</FONT>    <a name="line.127"></a>
<FONT color="green">128</FONT>        /**<a name="line.128"></a>
<FONT color="green">129</FONT>         * {@inheritDoc}<a name="line.129"></a>
<FONT color="green">130</FONT>         */<a name="line.130"></a>
<FONT color="green">131</FONT>        @Override<a name="line.131"></a>
<FONT color="green">132</FONT>        public void clear() {<a name="line.132"></a>
<FONT color="green">133</FONT>            variance.clear();<a name="line.133"></a>
<FONT color="green">134</FONT>        }<a name="line.134"></a>
<FONT color="green">135</FONT>    <a name="line.135"></a>
<FONT color="green">136</FONT>        /**<a name="line.136"></a>
<FONT color="green">137</FONT>         * Returns the Standard Deviation of the entries in the input array, or<a name="line.137"></a>
<FONT color="green">138</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;Double.NaN&lt;/code&gt; if the array is empty.<a name="line.138"></a>
<FONT color="green">139</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.139"></a>
<FONT color="green">140</FONT>         * Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.140"></a>
<FONT color="green">141</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.141"></a>
<FONT color="green">142</FONT>         * Throws &lt;code&gt;IllegalArgumentException&lt;/code&gt; if the array is null.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.142"></a>
<FONT color="green">143</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.143"></a>
<FONT color="green">144</FONT>         * Does not change the internal state of the statistic.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.144"></a>
<FONT color="green">145</FONT>         *<a name="line.145"></a>
<FONT color="green">146</FONT>         * @param values the input array<a name="line.146"></a>
<FONT color="green">147</FONT>         * @return the standard deviation of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0<a name="line.147"></a>
<FONT color="green">148</FONT>         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the array is null<a name="line.148"></a>
<FONT color="green">149</FONT>         */<a name="line.149"></a>
<FONT color="green">150</FONT>        @Override<a name="line.150"></a>
<FONT color="green">151</FONT>        public double evaluate(final double[] values)  {<a name="line.151"></a>
<FONT color="green">152</FONT>            return Math.sqrt(variance.evaluate(values));<a name="line.152"></a>
<FONT color="green">153</FONT>        }<a name="line.153"></a>
<FONT color="green">154</FONT>    <a name="line.154"></a>
<FONT color="green">155</FONT>        /**<a name="line.155"></a>
<FONT color="green">156</FONT>         * Returns the Standard Deviation of the entries in the specified portion of<a name="line.156"></a>
<FONT color="green">157</FONT>         * the input array, or &lt;code&gt;Double.NaN&lt;/code&gt; if the designated subarray<a name="line.157"></a>
<FONT color="green">158</FONT>         * is empty.<a name="line.158"></a>
<FONT color="green">159</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.159"></a>
<FONT color="green">160</FONT>         * Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample. &lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.160"></a>
<FONT color="green">161</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.161"></a>
<FONT color="green">162</FONT>         * Throws &lt;code&gt;IllegalArgumentException&lt;/code&gt; if the array is null.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.162"></a>
<FONT color="green">163</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.163"></a>
<FONT color="green">164</FONT>         * Does not change the internal state of the statistic.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.164"></a>
<FONT color="green">165</FONT>         *<a name="line.165"></a>
<FONT color="green">166</FONT>         * @param values the input array<a name="line.166"></a>
<FONT color="green">167</FONT>         * @param begin index of the first array element to include<a name="line.167"></a>
<FONT color="green">168</FONT>         * @param length the number of elements to include<a name="line.168"></a>
<FONT color="green">169</FONT>         * @return the standard deviation of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0<a name="line.169"></a>
<FONT color="green">170</FONT>         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the array is null or the array index<a name="line.170"></a>
<FONT color="green">171</FONT>         *  parameters are not valid<a name="line.171"></a>
<FONT color="green">172</FONT>         */<a name="line.172"></a>
<FONT color="green">173</FONT>        @Override<a name="line.173"></a>
<FONT color="green">174</FONT>        public double evaluate(final double[] values, final int begin, final int length)  {<a name="line.174"></a>
<FONT color="green">175</FONT>           return Math.sqrt(variance.evaluate(values, begin, length));<a name="line.175"></a>
<FONT color="green">176</FONT>        }<a name="line.176"></a>
<FONT color="green">177</FONT>    <a name="line.177"></a>
<FONT color="green">178</FONT>        /**<a name="line.178"></a>
<FONT color="green">179</FONT>         * Returns the Standard Deviation of the entries in the specified portion of<a name="line.179"></a>
<FONT color="green">180</FONT>         * the input array, using the precomputed mean value.  Returns<a name="line.180"></a>
<FONT color="green">181</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;Double.NaN&lt;/code&gt; if the designated subarray is empty.<a name="line.181"></a>
<FONT color="green">182</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.182"></a>
<FONT color="green">183</FONT>         * Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.183"></a>
<FONT color="green">184</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.184"></a>
<FONT color="green">185</FONT>         * The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the arithmetic<a name="line.185"></a>
<FONT color="green">186</FONT>         * mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter.  This method<a name="line.186"></a>
<FONT color="green">187</FONT>         * is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been<a name="line.187"></a>
<FONT color="green">188</FONT>         * computed.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.188"></a>
<FONT color="green">189</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.189"></a>
<FONT color="green">190</FONT>         * Throws &lt;code&gt;IllegalArgumentException&lt;/code&gt; if the array is null.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.190"></a>
<FONT color="green">191</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.191"></a>
<FONT color="green">192</FONT>         * Does not change the internal state of the statistic.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.192"></a>
<FONT color="green">193</FONT>         *<a name="line.193"></a>
<FONT color="green">194</FONT>         * @param values the input array<a name="line.194"></a>
<FONT color="green">195</FONT>         * @param mean the precomputed mean value<a name="line.195"></a>
<FONT color="green">196</FONT>         * @param begin index of the first array element to include<a name="line.196"></a>
<FONT color="green">197</FONT>         * @param length the number of elements to include<a name="line.197"></a>
<FONT color="green">198</FONT>         * @return the standard deviation of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0<a name="line.198"></a>
<FONT color="green">199</FONT>         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the array is null or the array index<a name="line.199"></a>
<FONT color="green">200</FONT>         *  parameters are not valid<a name="line.200"></a>
<FONT color="green">201</FONT>         */<a name="line.201"></a>
<FONT color="green">202</FONT>        public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double mean,<a name="line.202"></a>
<FONT color="green">203</FONT>                final int begin, final int length)  {<a name="line.203"></a>
<FONT color="green">204</FONT>            return Math.sqrt(variance.evaluate(values, mean, begin, length));<a name="line.204"></a>
<FONT color="green">205</FONT>        }<a name="line.205"></a>
<FONT color="green">206</FONT>    <a name="line.206"></a>
<FONT color="green">207</FONT>        /**<a name="line.207"></a>
<FONT color="green">208</FONT>         * Returns the Standard Deviation of the entries in the input array, using<a name="line.208"></a>
<FONT color="green">209</FONT>         * the precomputed mean value.  Returns<a name="line.209"></a>
<FONT color="green">210</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;Double.NaN&lt;/code&gt; if the designated subarray is empty.<a name="line.210"></a>
<FONT color="green">211</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.211"></a>
<FONT color="green">212</FONT>         * Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.212"></a>
<FONT color="green">213</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.213"></a>
<FONT color="green">214</FONT>         * The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the arithmetic<a name="line.214"></a>
<FONT color="green">215</FONT>         * mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter.  This method<a name="line.215"></a>
<FONT color="green">216</FONT>         * is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been<a name="line.216"></a>
<FONT color="green">217</FONT>         * computed.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.217"></a>
<FONT color="green">218</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.218"></a>
<FONT color="green">219</FONT>         * Throws &lt;code&gt;IllegalArgumentException&lt;/code&gt; if the array is null.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.219"></a>
<FONT color="green">220</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;<a name="line.220"></a>
<FONT color="green">221</FONT>         * Does not change the internal state of the statistic.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.221"></a>
<FONT color="green">222</FONT>         *<a name="line.222"></a>
<FONT color="green">223</FONT>         * @param values the input array<a name="line.223"></a>
<FONT color="green">224</FONT>         * @param mean the precomputed mean value<a name="line.224"></a>
<FONT color="green">225</FONT>         * @return the standard deviation of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0<a name="line.225"></a>
<FONT color="green">226</FONT>         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the array is null<a name="line.226"></a>
<FONT color="green">227</FONT>         */<a name="line.227"></a>
<FONT color="green">228</FONT>        public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double mean)  {<a name="line.228"></a>
<FONT color="green">229</FONT>            return Math.sqrt(variance.evaluate(values, mean));<a name="line.229"></a>
<FONT color="green">230</FONT>        }<a name="line.230"></a>
<FONT color="green">231</FONT>    <a name="line.231"></a>
<FONT color="green">232</FONT>        /**<a name="line.232"></a>
<FONT color="green">233</FONT>         * @return Returns the isBiasCorrected.<a name="line.233"></a>
<FONT color="green">234</FONT>         */<a name="line.234"></a>
<FONT color="green">235</FONT>        public boolean isBiasCorrected() {<a name="line.235"></a>
<FONT color="green">236</FONT>            return variance.isBiasCorrected();<a name="line.236"></a>
<FONT color="green">237</FONT>        }<a name="line.237"></a>
<FONT color="green">238</FONT>    <a name="line.238"></a>
<FONT color="green">239</FONT>        /**<a name="line.239"></a>
<FONT color="green">240</FONT>         * @param isBiasCorrected The isBiasCorrected to set.<a name="line.240"></a>
<FONT color="green">241</FONT>         */<a name="line.241"></a>
<FONT color="green">242</FONT>        public void setBiasCorrected(boolean isBiasCorrected) {<a name="line.242"></a>
<FONT color="green">243</FONT>            variance.setBiasCorrected(isBiasCorrected);<a name="line.243"></a>
<FONT color="green">244</FONT>        }<a name="line.244"></a>
<FONT color="green">245</FONT>    <a name="line.245"></a>
<FONT color="green">246</FONT>        /**<a name="line.246"></a>
<FONT color="green">247</FONT>         * {@inheritDoc}<a name="line.247"></a>
<FONT color="green">248</FONT>         */<a name="line.248"></a>
<FONT color="green">249</FONT>        @Override<a name="line.249"></a>
<FONT color="green">250</FONT>        public StandardDeviation copy() {<a name="line.250"></a>
<FONT color="green">251</FONT>            StandardDeviation result = new StandardDeviation();<a name="line.251"></a>
<FONT color="green">252</FONT>            copy(this, result);<a name="line.252"></a>
<FONT color="green">253</FONT>            return result;<a name="line.253"></a>
<FONT color="green">254</FONT>        }<a name="line.254"></a>
<FONT color="green">255</FONT>    <a name="line.255"></a>
<FONT color="green">256</FONT>    <a name="line.256"></a>
<FONT color="green">257</FONT>        /**<a name="line.257"></a>
<FONT color="green">258</FONT>         * Copies source to dest.<a name="line.258"></a>
<FONT color="green">259</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;Neither source nor dest can be null.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.259"></a>
<FONT color="green">260</FONT>         *<a name="line.260"></a>
<FONT color="green">261</FONT>         * @param source StandardDeviation to copy<a name="line.261"></a>
<FONT color="green">262</FONT>         * @param dest StandardDeviation to copy to<a name="line.262"></a>
<FONT color="green">263</FONT>         * @throws NullPointerException if either source or dest is null<a name="line.263"></a>
<FONT color="green">264</FONT>         */<a name="line.264"></a>
<FONT color="green">265</FONT>        public static void copy(StandardDeviation source, StandardDeviation dest) {<a name="line.265"></a>
<FONT color="green">266</FONT>            dest.variance = source.variance.copy();<a name="line.266"></a>
<FONT color="green">267</FONT>        }<a name="line.267"></a>
<FONT color="green">268</FONT>    <a name="line.268"></a>
<FONT color="green">269</FONT>    }<a name="line.269"></a>




























































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