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[pk_math_average]

Description

Link: [pk_math_average]

Author: Pier Kuipers

Category: Math

Version: 6.x

License: Public Domain

Posted: Jan. 10, 2006

Updated: Jan. 16, 2006

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Returns the average of an array of numbers

Parameters

none

Sample Usage

[math_average: (Array: 2, 3.51, 4), 2] = 3.17
[math_average: (Array: 2, 3.51, 4)] = 3
[math_average: (Array: 11, 11, 15, 26, 25, 11, 12), 5] = 15.85714
[math_average: (Array: 11, 11, 15, 26, 25, 11, 12)] = 16
[variable: 'myArray' = (Array: 5.82, 12, 365, 3)]
[math_average: $myArray, 2] = 96.45

Source Code

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<?LassoScript

/* 
pk_math_average
Returns the average of an array of numbers

Usage: [pk_math_average: number_array, precision]

(precision is optional)

Examples below
Written by Pier Kuipers
Dublin, Ireland 
May 2003
*/

	if: !(lasso_tagexists:'pk_math_average');

		define_tag:'pk_math_average',
			-required='number_array',
			-optional='precision';
			if:!(local_defined:'precision');
				local:'precision' = 0;
			/if;
			#precision = integer: #precision;	
			local:'number_array_total' = #number_array -> get: 1;
			local:'loopcount' = 2;
			loop: ((#number_array -> Size) - 1);
				#number_array_total += (decimal:(#number_array -> get: #loopcount));
				#loopcount += 1;
			/loop;
			local:'average' = (#number_array_total / (#number_array -> Size));
			#average->(setformat: -precision=#precision);
			return: #average;
		/define_tag;
		
	/If;

?>

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