MeanDeviation(Series) Method

Calculates the mean deviation of the series's element YValues.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public static Element MeanDeviation( 
   Series s
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function MeanDeviation( _
   ByVal s As Series _
) As Element

'Usage
 
Dim s As Series
Dim value As Element
 
value = StatisticalEngine.MeanDeviation(s)

Parameters

s: A statistical series.

Remarks

The mean deviation is exactly what the name implies, that is, it is the arithmetic average of the differences from each of the elements of the series to the mean of the series.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

StatisticalEngine Class
StatisticalEngine Members
Overload List
StandardDeviation - a measure of the deviation of the elements of the data set considered.
MeanDeviation(String,Series) Method