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Is there a way to find the Median or Average from a set of data in a table and use them in game?
So for example, If I had
local set = {"1","2","3","4","5",6"}
--Can I do something like this to find a median of the data?
print(set[Median])
I just wonder if there is a way to find maybe the average of data and be able to apply them in-game.
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Careful -- those are strings (text), not numbers. Drop the quotes if you mean numbers! BlueTaslem 18071 — 9y
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Woops, thanks you. AmVolt 60 — 9y
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Please provide explanation with your answers. Simply posting code does not spread knowledge of integral scripting processes which helps people understand the logic and reasoning behind your answer.
function Median(...)
local nums = {...}
table.sort(nums)
local mid = #nums/2
local median
if math.floor(mid)==mid then
median = nums[mid]
else
median = (nums[math.floor(mid)]+nums[math.ceil(mid)])/2
end
return median
end
function Mean(...)
local nums = {...}
local sum = 0
for _,v in pairs(nums) do
sum = sum + v
end
return sum/#nums
end
Call them like so:
print(Mean(5,10,20,2,1,4)) print(Median(5,10,20,2,1,4))
If you would prefer to use tables, change the '...' parameters to 'nums' and remove the lines that say local nums = {...}
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Oh okay, thanks. AmVolt 60 — 9y
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Your implementation of `Median` is off-by-one. You should compute `mid` as `(#nums+1)/2`. BlueTaslem 18071 — 9y
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You should probably accept the answer. MechaScripter 35 — 9y