@stdlib/stats/incr/me/docs/types/index.d.ts

Standard library statistical functions.

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// TypeScript Version: 4.1

/// <reference types="@stdlib/types"/>

/**
* If provided input values, the accumulator function returns an updated mean error. If not provided input values, the accumulator function returns the current mean error.
*
* ## Notes
*
* -   If provided `NaN` or a value which, when used in computations, results in `NaN`, the accumulated value is `NaN` for all future invocations.
*
* @param x - input value
* @param y - input value
* @returns mean error or null
*/
type accumulator = ( x?: number, y?: number ) => number | null;

/**
* Returns an accumulator function which incrementally computes the mean error.
*
* @returns accumulator function
*
* @example
* var accumulator = incrme();
*
* var m = accumulator();
* // returns null
*
* m = accumulator( 2.0, 3.0 );
* // returns 1.0
*
* m = accumulator( -5.0, 2.0 );
* // returns 4.0
*
* m = accumulator();
* // returns 4.0
*/
declare function incrme(): accumulator;


// EXPORTS //

export = incrme;