mean

Description

Calculates the mean (a.k.a average) for the numbers in the given column of the given dataset or the mean of a series of numbers specified as arguments. When looking up the mean in a dataset, the column may be specified as an index or as a column name. Any null values in the column are ignored. If there are no rows in the dataset, zero is returned.

Syntax

mean(dataset, column OR number, number...)

Examples

For example, suppose you had a table with this dataset in it:

ProductCode

Quantity

Weight

BAN_002

380

3.243

BAN_010

120

9.928

APL_000

125

1.287

FWL_220

322

7.889

 mean({Root Container.Table.data}, "Weight") //... would return 5.58675
 mean(1,2,3) //... would return 2