2009/11/28 Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnview@sbcglobal.net>:
Anne Archibald wrote:
2009/11/28 Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnview@sbcglobal.net>:
I was only illustrating a way that I would not consider, since the hardware has already created the pdf. I've already coded it pretty much as you have suggested. As I think I mention ed above, I'm a bit surprised numpy doesn't provide the code you suggest as part of some function. CalcSimplefromPDF(xvalues=mydatarray, avg=ture, minmax=true, ...).
Feel free to submit an implementation to numpy's issue tracker. I suggest modifying mean, std, and var (at least) so that, like average, they take an array of weights.
How would I do that?
Obtain a copy of recent numpy source code - a .tar file from the website, or using SVN, or git. Then add the feature plus some tests, confirm that the tests pass, and post a request and your patch to the bug tracker. Anne