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Mean Method
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Dundas.Charting.WebControl Namespace > Statistics Class : Mean Method

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#

inputSeriesName: The name of a data series. The median of all data points in the series will be calculated, using the first Y-values (Y1) of the points.
Input Series Name

Enterprise Edition Only Feature. This method returns the average of all data points stored in the specified series.

/// Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the arguments.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function Mean( _ ByVal inputSeriesName As String _ ) As Double

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`Dim instance As Statistics Dim inputSeriesName As String Dim value As Double value = instance.Mean(inputSeriesName)`

C#
public double Mean( string inputSeriesName )

Parameters

inputSeriesName: The name of a data series. The median of all data points in the series will be calculated, using the first Y-values (Y1) of the points.
Input Series Name

Return Value

Returns Mean

Example

This sample gets the average of the data points in a series named "Series1". Note that the Y1 value of the data points is used.

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`Imports Dundas.Charting.WebControl<CRLF>...<CRLF><CRLF>Dim result As Double = Chart1.DataManipulator.Statistics.Mean("Series1")`

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`using Dundas.Charting.WebControl;<CRLF>...<CRLF><CRLF>double result = Chart1.DataManipulator.Statistics.Mean("Series1");`

Remarks

Use this method to calculate the mean (i.e. average) of the points stored in a series.

If the specified input series does not exist in the SeriesCollection at the time of the method call than an exception will be thrown.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family