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* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2020 The Stdlib Authors.
*
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var variancewd = require( './../../../base/variancewd' ).ndarray;
var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Computes the standard deviation of a strided array using Welford's algorithm.
*
* ## References
*
* -   Welford, B. P. 1962. "Note on a Method for Calculating Corrected Sums of Squares and Products." _Technometrics_ 4 (3). Taylor & Francis: 419–20. doi:[10.1080/00401706.1962.10490022](https://doi.org/10.1080/00401706.1962.10490022).
* -   van Reeken, A. J. 1968. "Letters to the Editor: Dealing with Neely's Algorithms." _Communications of the ACM_ 11 (3): 149–50. doi:[10.1145/362929.362961](https://doi.org/10.1145/362929.362961).
*
* @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of indexed elements
* @param {number} correction - degrees of freedom adjustment
* @param {NumericArray} x - input array
* @param {integer} stride - stride length
* @param {NonNegativeInteger} offset - starting index
* @returns {number} standard deviation
*
* @example
* var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
*
* var x = [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ];
* var N = floor( x.length / 2 );
*
* var v = stdevwd( N, 1, x, 2, 1 );
* // returns 2.5
*/
function stdevwd( N, correction, x, stride, offset ) {
	return sqrt( variancewd( N, correction, x, stride, offset ) );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = stdevwd;