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Class template weighted_mean

boost::histogram::accumulators::weighted_mean — Calculates mean and variance of weighted sample.

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/histogram/accumulators/weighted_mean.hpp>

template<typename ValueType> 
class weighted_mean {
public:
  // types
  typedef ValueType          value_type;     
  typedef const value_type & const_reference;

  // construct/copy/destruct
  weighted_mean() = default;
  template<typename T> weighted_mean(const weighted_mean< T > &);
  weighted_mean(const_reference, const_reference, const_reference, 
                const_reference);

  // public member functions
  void operator()(const_reference);
  void operator()(const weight_type< value_type > &, const_reference);
  weighted_mean & operator+=(const weighted_mean &);
  weighted_mean & operator *=(const_reference);
  bool operator==(const weighted_mean &) const noexcept;
  bool operator!=(const weighted_mean &) const noexcept;
  const_reference sum_of_weights() const noexcept;
  const_reference sum_of_weights_squared() const noexcept;
  const_reference value() const noexcept;
  value_type variance() const;
  template<typename Archive> void serialize(Archive &, unsigned);
};

Description

Uses West's incremental algorithm to improve numerical stability of mean and variance computation.

weighted_mean public construct/copy/destruct

  1. weighted_mean() = default;
  2. template<typename T> weighted_mean(const weighted_mean< T > & o);
    Allow implicit conversion from other weighted_means.
  3. weighted_mean(const_reference wsum, const_reference wsum2, 
                  const_reference mean, const_reference variance);
    Initialize to external sum of weights, sum of weights squared, mean, and variance.

weighted_mean public member functions

  1. void operator()(const_reference x);
    Insert sample x.
  2. void operator()(const weight_type< value_type > & w, const_reference x);
    Insert sample x with weight w.
  3. weighted_mean & operator+=(const weighted_mean & rhs);
    Add another weighted_mean.
  4. weighted_mean & operator *=(const_reference s);
    Scale by value.

    This acts as if all samples were scaled by the value.

  5. bool operator==(const weighted_mean & rhs) const noexcept;
  6. bool operator!=(const weighted_mean & rhs) const noexcept;
  7. const_reference sum_of_weights() const noexcept;
    Return sum of weights.
  8. const_reference sum_of_weights_squared() const noexcept;
    Return sum of weights squared (variance of weight distribution)
  9. const_reference value() const noexcept;
    Return mean value of accumulated weighted samples.

    The result is undefined, if sum_of_weights() == 0.

  10. value_type variance() const;
    Return variance of accumulated weighted samples.

    The result is undefined, if sum_of_weights() == 0 orsum_of_weights() == sum_of_weights_squared().

  11. template<typename Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, unsigned);

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