map2loop.thickness_calculator.mean

map2loop.thickness_calculator.mean(data)

Return the sample arithmetic mean of data.

>>> mean([1, 2, 3, 4, 4])
2.8

>>> from fractions import Fraction as F
>>> mean([F(3, 7), F(1, 21), F(5, 3), F(1, 3)])
Fraction(13, 21)

>>> from decimal import Decimal as D
>>> mean([D("0.5"), D("0.75"), D("0.625"), D("0.375")])
Decimal('0.5625')

If data is empty, StatisticsError will be raised.