Re: [Boost-users] Boost Math Library

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-10 15:36:42

Eric Niebler wrote:
> 
> I have been working on a statistical library based on an incremental 
> calculation model. The syntax is like this:
> 
> // define an accumulator set for calculating mean and max
> // of a sequence of doubles
> accumulator_set<double, stats<tag::mean, tag::max> > acc;
> 
> // push some data into the accumulator
> acc(1.2);
> acc(2.3);
> acc(3.4);
> 
> // fetch some intermediate results
> std::cout << mean(acc) << std::endl;
> 
> /* push more data, etc. */
> 
> Some statistics may depend on the results of other statistics, in which 
> case they are calculated automatically and in the correct order.
> 
> The set of statistical accumulators is extensible, of course.
> 
> I hope to have a version available online Real Soon Now.
> 

I've now put what I have in the Boost File Vault. You can find it under 
the name stats.tar.gz at the following location:

http://www.boost-consulting.com/vault/index.php?directory=Math%20-%20Numerics&

No docs, yet -- working on that right now. But the tests might give some 
inkling of how to use it.

Feedback welcome.

-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com