This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

Given two sequences of values, calculates the mean of the signed difference between both sequences. In other words, returns the absolute difference between the mean values of two different sets of data.

Throws a DimensionMismatchException if the two sequences have different lengths.

Client Permission Restrictions

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

Syntax

system.math.meanDifference(values1, values2)

  • Parameters

List[Float] values1 - A sequence of numerical values. Accepts both integers and floats. The sequence may not contain None type values. However, passing a None type object instead of a sequence of numerical values will return NaN.

List[Float] values2 - A sequence of numerical values. Accepts both integers and floats. The sequence may not contain None type values. However, passing a None type object instead of a sequence of numerical values will return NaN.

  • Returns

Float - The mean difference, or NaN if one of the parameters was empty or null.

  • Scope

Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

Code Example
Code Snippet - calculating Mean Difference
# Create some lists.
firstList = [3.5, 5.6, 7.8, 7.4, 3.8]
secondList = [3.5, 5.6, -7.8, 7.4, -3.8]
   
# Prints the resulting value.
print system.math.meanDifference(firstList, secondList)
Keywords

system math meanDifference, math.meanDifference