[Numpy-discussion] bug ! arr.mean() outside arr.min() .. arr.max() range

[Travis Oliphant]

Sebastian Haase wrote:
> Hi!
> b is a non-native byteorder array of type int16
> but see further down: same after converting to native ...
>   
>>>> repr(b.dtype)
>>>>         
> 'dtype('>i2')'
>   

The problem is no-doubt related to "wrapping" for integers.  Your total is
getting too large to fit into the reducing data-type.

What does

d.sum() give you?

You can add d.mean(dtype='d') to force reduction over doubles.

-Travis