time-to-botec/squiggle/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/incr/summary/README.md

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# incrsummary

> Compute a statistical summary incrementally.

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var incrsummary = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/summary' );
```

#### incrsummary()

Returns an accumulator `function` which incrementally computes a statistical summary.

```javascript
var accumulator = incrsummary();
```

#### accumulator( \[x] )

If provided an input value `x`, the accumulator function returns an updated summary. If not provided an input value `x`, the accumulator function returns the current summary.

```javascript
var accumulator = incrsummary();

var summary = accumulator();
// returns {}

summary = accumulator( 2.0 );
/* returns
    {
        'count': 1,
        'max': 2.0,
        'min': 2.0,
        'range': 0.0,
        'midrange': 2.0,
        'sum': 2.0,
        'mean': 2.0,
        'variance': 0.0,
        'stdev': 0.0,
        'skewness': null,
        'kurtosis': null
    }
*/

summary = accumulator( 1.0 );
/* returns
    {
        'count': 2,
        'max': 2.0,
        'min': 1.0,
        'range': 1.0,
        'midrange': 1.5,
        'sum': 3.0,
        'mean': 1.5,
        'variance': 0.5,
        'stdev': 0.7071067811865476,
        'skewness': null,
        'kurtosis': null
    }
*/

summary = accumulator( -3.0 );
/* returns
    {
        'count': 3,
        'max': 2.0,
        'min': -3.0,
        'range': 5.0,
        'midrange': -0.5,
        'sum': 0.0,
        'mean': 0.0,
        'variance': 7,
        'stdev': ~2.65,
        'skewness': ~-1.46,
        'kurtosis': null
    }
*/

summary = accumulator();
/* returns
    {
        'count': 3,
        'max': 2.0,
        'min': -3.0,
        'range': 5.0,
        'midrange': -0.5,
        'sum': 0.0,
        'mean': 0.0,
        'variance': 7,
        'stdev': ~2.65,
        'skewness': ~-1.46,
        'kurtosis': null
    }
*/
```

</section>

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   Input values are **not** type checked. If non-numeric inputs are possible, you are advised to type check and handle accordingly **before** passing the value to the accumulator function.
-   For long running accumulations or accumulations of large numbers, care should be taken to prevent overflow.

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var incrsummary = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/summary' );

var accumulator;
var v;
var i;

// Initialize an accumulator:
accumulator = incrsummary();

// For each simulated datum, update the summary...
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    v = randu() * 100.0;
    accumulator( v );
}
console.log( accumulator() );
```

</section>

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