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# incrmmean

> Compute a moving [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] incrementally.

<section class="intro">

For a window of size `W`, the [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean] is defined as

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    <br>
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</section>

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var incrmmean = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/mmean' );
```

#### incrmmean( window )

Returns an accumulator `function` which incrementally computes a moving [arithmetic mean][arithmetic-mean]. The `window` parameter defines the number of values over which to compute the moving mean.

```javascript
var accumulator = incrmmean( 3 );
```

#### accumulator( \[x] )

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

```javascript
var accumulator = incrmmean( 3 );

var mu = accumulator();
// returns null

// Fill the window...
mu = accumulator( 2.0 ); // [2.0]
// returns 2.0

mu = accumulator( 1.0 ); // [2.0, 1.0]
// returns 1.5

mu = accumulator( 3.0 ); // [2.0, 1.0, 3.0]
// returns 2.0

// Window begins sliding...
mu = accumulator( -7.0 ); // [1.0, 3.0, -7.0]
// returns -1.0

mu = accumulator( -5.0 ); // [3.0, -7.0, -5.0]
// returns -3.0

mu = accumulator();
// returns -3.0
```

</section>

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   Input values are **not** type checked. If provided `NaN` or a value which, when used in computations, results in `NaN`, the accumulated value is `NaN` for **at least** `W-1` future invocations. If non-numeric inputs are possible, you are advised to type check and handle accordingly **before** passing the value to the accumulator function.
-   As `W` values are needed to fill the window buffer, the first `W-1` returned values are calculated from smaller sample sizes. Until the window is full, each returned value is calculated from all provided values.

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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

var accumulator;
var v;
var i;

// Initialize an accumulator:
accumulator = incrmmean( 5 );

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

</section>

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* * *

## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats/incr/mean`][@stdlib/stats/incr/mean]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute an arithmetic mean incrementally.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats/incr/msum`][@stdlib/stats/incr/msum]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute a moving sum incrementally.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats/incr/mstdev`][@stdlib/stats/incr/mstdev]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute a moving corrected sample standard deviation incrementally.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats/incr/msummary`][@stdlib/stats/incr/msummary]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute a moving statistical summary incrementally.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/stats/incr/mvariance`][@stdlib/stats/incr/mvariance]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">compute a moving unbiased sample variance incrementally.</span>

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<section class="links">

[arithmetic-mean]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean

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[@stdlib/stats/incr/mean]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stats/tree/main/incr/mean

[@stdlib/stats/incr/msum]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stats/tree/main/incr/msum

[@stdlib/stats/incr/mstdev]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stats/tree/main/incr/mstdev

[@stdlib/stats/incr/msummary]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stats/tree/main/incr/msummary

[@stdlib/stats/incr/mvariance]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stats/tree/main/incr/mvariance

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</section>

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