SimpleMovingAverage(SeriesCollection,Int32) Method
Calculates the arithmetic(or simple) Moving Average (MA) of a given period for all possible data points (i.e. periods) for which there is sufficient historical data provided.
Syntax
'Declaration Public Overloads Shared Function SimpleMovingAverage( _ ByVal sc As SeriesCollection, _ ByVal lengthOfMA As Integer _ ) As SeriesCollection
'Usage Dim sc As SeriesCollection Dim lengthOfMA As Integer Dim value As SeriesCollection value = StatisticalEngine.SimpleMovingAverage(sc, lengthOfMA)
public static SeriesCollection SimpleMovingAverage( SeriesCollection sc, int lengthOfMA )
Parameters
- sc
- A collection of series objects. For example, to evaluate this indicator for two series you will need to pass a series collection containing this two series.
- lengthOfMA
- The number of periods considered within the evaluation of the moving average for each of the periods on which it can be evaluated.
Return Value
A series where the first term corresponds to the Moving Average on the last period and the previous value is the value of the Moving average on the previous period and so on.
Exceptions
| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
| System.ArgumentException | Thrown if the series is empty. |
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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