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Old 10-25-2005, 09:44 PM   #1
mshinska
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error when finding the standard deviation of a vector


I keep getting this error, which i have never seen before:

lab10.cpp: In function `int main()':
lab10.cpp:50: `sorry, not implemented: `float_expr' not supported by dump_expr
(<expression error> - average)' cannot be used as a function


my code that gets the error is:

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main(void)
{
vector<int> values;
int input;
cout << "Enter a number: ";
cin >> input;
while(!cin.fail())
{ values.push_back(input);
cout << "Enter a number: ";
cin >> input;
}
int f;
float stdDev;
float sum2= 0.0;
for (int f=0; f < values.size(); f = f+1)
{ sum2 = ((sum2) + (values[f]-average)(values[f]-average) );
}
sum2 = sum2/ values.size();
stdDev=sqrt((sum2));

cout << "The standard deviation is: " << stdDev << endl;

return 0;
}
 
Old 10-25-2005, 09:50 PM   #2
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i forgot to add this when i copy/pasted

float average;
float sum;
for (int i = 0; i<values.size(); i = i + 1)
{ sum = sum + values[i];
average = sum/ values.size();

}
 
Old 10-25-2005, 09:52 PM   #3
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what does this line do?
Code:
sum2 = ((sum2) + (values[f]-average)(values[f]-average) )
whats "average" and what is "(values[f]-average)(values[f]-average)" do?

just seen you post, i still dont know what the second part does tho.

Code:
i forgot to add this when i copy/pasted

float average;
float sum;
for (int i = 0; i<values.size(); i = i + 1)
{ sum = sum + values[i];
average = sum/ values.size();

}
your calculating the average every loop here.

Last edited by dmail; 10-25-2005 at 09:55 PM.
 
Old 10-25-2005, 10:01 PM   #4
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standard deviation is the square root of (each element - mean)^2 added together divided by the number of elements

for example if you have a vector of [ 1 2 3] the standard deviation is
sqrt( ( (1-2)^2 + (2-2)^2 + (3-2)^2)/3)

i explained average in my first correction



Last edited by mshinska; 10-25-2005 at 10:03 PM.
 
Old 10-25-2005, 10:05 PM   #5
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you seem to be missing the point, or i am.
is this some macro magic or something
Code:
(values[f]-average)(values[f]-average)
what does this evaluate to? is there susposed to be an operator in there?
 
Old 10-25-2005, 11:03 PM   #6
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oh i get what you are saying i forgot the multipication symbol (*), thank you for your help it works now!!!!
 
  


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