Python/maths/series/arithmetic_mean.py
Ayush Bisht ced83bed2c
Add arithmetic_mean.py (#4243)
* arithmetic_mean

* arithmetic_mean

* checks

* checked

* Revert "checked"

This reverts commit 3913a39ae2.

* checks-3

* update-1
2021-03-12 08:25:54 +01:00

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"""
ARITHMETIC MEAN : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean
"""
def is_arithmetic_series(series: list) -> bool:
"""
checking whether the input series is arithmetic series or not
>>> is_arithmetic_series([2, 4, 6])
True
>>> is_arithmetic_series([3, 6, 12, 24])
False
>>> is_arithmetic_series([1, 2, 3])
True
"""
if len(series) == 1:
return True
common_diff = series[1] - series[0]
for index in range(len(series) - 1):
if series[index + 1] - series[index] != common_diff:
return False
return True
def arithmetic_mean(series: list) -> float:
"""
return the arithmetic mean of series
>>> arithmetic_mean([2, 4, 6])
4.0
>>> arithmetic_mean([3, 6, 9, 12])
7.5
>>> arithmetic_mean(4)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input series is not valid, valid series - [2, 4, 6]
>>> arithmetic_mean([4, 8, 1])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input list is not an arithmetic series
>>> arithmetic_mean([1, 2, 3])
2.0
>>> arithmetic_mean([])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input list must be a non empty list
"""
if not isinstance(series, list):
raise ValueError("Input series is not valid, valid series - [2, 4, 6]")
if len(series) == 0:
raise ValueError("Input list must be a non empty list")
if not is_arithmetic_series(series):
raise ValueError("Input list is not an arithmetic series")
answer = 0
for val in series:
answer += val
return answer / len(series)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()