yes, that's why i linked you the wiki page on how to calculate a moving average.Originally Posted by kbpsu
the key to your assignment is to just keep track of things as you go along.
yes, that's why i linked you the wiki page on how to calculate a moving average.
the key to your assignment is to just keep track of things as you go along.
Count the loop iterations?so i dont know what number to divide by
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CornedBee
"There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code."
- Flon's Law
The divide by will be different each iteration, which is why you need a simple counter which increases by one each time the user enters a number. The first number entered will just BE the average of course, but the second one will only get a 1/2 share. To add the fifth number into your ongoing average, you might use the following calculation:
mean=mean*(4/5) + number*(1/5)
If a sixth number is added, you'll need to update your average:
mean=mean*(5/6) + number*(1/6)
What you're saying is correct, but the exact implementation isn't -- (1/6) == 0. Since the counter is almost certainly an integer, you'll need a cast to double before doing the division.
But I wouldn't do it that way anyway -- I'd just count the iterations and divide once at the end. All those intermediate divisions and additions would make me nervous about floating point noise.
Code://try //{ if (a) do { f( b); } while(1); else do { f(!b); } while(1); //}
Oh yeah, duh, you can just divide the total at the end. You will need to go to a float though, unless the user happens to enter numbers that divide evenly, which isn't likely.
