.netCHARTING v10.5 Documentation


dotnetCHARTING Namespace > StatisticalEngine Class > MeanDeviation Method : MeanDeviation(String,Series) Method
The name of the element which will be displayed on the chart, i.e. its label.
A statistical series.
MeanDeviation(String,Series) Method
Calculates the mean deviation of the series's element YValues.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function MeanDeviation( _
   ByVal elementName As String, _
   ByVal s As Series _
) As Element
'Usage
 
Dim elementName As String
Dim s As Series
Dim value As Element
 
value = StatisticalEngine.MeanDeviation(elementName, s)
public static Element MeanDeviation( 
   string elementName,
   Series s
)

Parameters

elementName
The name of the element which will be displayed on the chart, i.e. its label.
s
A statistical series.
Remarks
The mean deviation is exactly what the name implies, that is, it is the arithmetic average of the differences from each of the elements of the series to the mean of the series.
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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