.netCHARTING v10.3 Documentation


dotnetCHARTING Namespace > StatisticalEngine Class > SimpleMovingAverage Method : SimpleMovingAverage(String,Series,Int32) Method
The name of the series which will be displayed on the chart, i.e. its label.
A statistical series.
The number of periods considered within the evaluation of the moving average for each of the periods on which it can be evaluated.
SimpleMovingAverage(String,Series,Int32) Method
Calculates the arithmetic(or simple) Moving Average (MA) of a given period for all possible data points (i.e. periods) for which there is sufficient historical data provided.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function SimpleMovingAverage( _
   ByVal seriesName As String, _
   ByVal s As Series, _
   ByVal lengthOfMA As Integer _
) As Series
 
'Usage
 
Dim seriesName As String
Dim s As Series
Dim lengthOfMA As Integer
Dim value As Series
 
value = StatisticalEngine.SimpleMovingAverage(seriesName, s, lengthOfMA)

Parameters

seriesName
The name of the series which will be displayed on the chart, i.e. its label.
s
A statistical series.
lengthOfMA
The number of periods considered within the evaluation of the moving average for each of the periods on which it can be evaluated.

Return Value

A series where the first term corresponds to the Moving Average on the last period and the previous value is the value of the Moving average on the previous period and so on.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
System.ArgumentExceptionThrown if the series is empty.
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

See Also

Reference

StatisticalEngine Class
StatisticalEngine Members
Overload List
Geometric Moving Average (GMA)
SimpleMovingAverage(Series,Int32) Method
SimpleMovingAverage(SeriesCollection,Int32) Method