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| 20 | + |
| 21 | +# range |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +> Calculate the [range][range] of a strided array. |
| 24 | +
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| 25 | +<section class="intro>"> |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +The [**range**][range] is defined as the difference between the maximum and minimum values. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +</section> |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +<!-- /.intro --> |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +<section class="usage"> |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## Usage |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +```javascript |
| 38 | +var range = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/range' ); |
| 39 | +``` |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +#### range( N, x, stride ) |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +Computes the [range][range] of a strided array `x`. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +```javascript |
| 46 | +var x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 2.0 ]; |
| 47 | +var N = x.length; |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +var v = range( N, x, 1 ); |
| 50 | +// returns 4.0 |
| 51 | +``` |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +The function accepts the following parameters: |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +- **N**: number of indexed elements. |
| 56 | +- **x**: input [`Array`][mdn-array] or [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array]. |
| 57 | +- **stride**: index increment for `x`. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in `x` are accessed at runtime. For example, to compute the [range][range] of every other element in `x`, |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +```javascript |
| 62 | +var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' ); |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, -7.0, -2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 2.0 ]; |
| 65 | +var N = floor( x.length / 2 ); |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +var v = range( N, x, 2 ); |
| 68 | +// returns 6.0 |
| 69 | +``` |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +<!-- eslint-disable stdlib/capitalized-comments --> |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +```javascript |
| 76 | +var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' ); |
| 77 | +var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' ); |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] ); |
| 80 | +var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +var N = floor( x0.length / 2 ); |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +var v = range( N, x1, 2 ); |
| 85 | +// returns 6.0 |
| 86 | +``` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +#### range.ndarray( N, x, stride, offset ) |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +Computes the [range][range] of a strided array using alternative indexing semantics. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +```javascript |
| 93 | +var x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 2.0 ]; |
| 94 | +var N = x.length; |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +var v = range.ndarray( N, x, 1, 0 ); |
| 97 | +// returns 4.0 |
| 98 | +``` |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +The function accepts the following additional parameters: |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +- **offset**: starting index for `x`. |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying `buffer`, the `offset` parameter supports indexing semantics based on a starting index. For example, to calculate the [range][range] for every other value in `x` starting from the second value |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +```javascript |
| 107 | +var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' ); |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +var x = [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ]; |
| 110 | +var N = floor( x.length / 2 ); |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +var v = range.ndarray( N, x, 2, 1 ); |
| 113 | +// returns 6.0 |
| 114 | +``` |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +</section> |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +<!-- /.usage --> |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +<section class="notes"> |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +## Notes |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +- If `N <= 0`, both functions return `NaN`. |
| 125 | +- Depending on the environment, the typed versions ([`drange`][@stdlib/stats/base/drange], [`srange`][@stdlib/stats/base/srange], etc.) are likely to be significantly more performant. |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +</section> |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +<!-- /.notes --> |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +<section class="examples"> |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +## Examples |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" --> |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +```javascript |
| 138 | +var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); |
| 139 | +var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' ); |
| 140 | +var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' ); |
| 141 | +var range = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/range' ); |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +var x; |
| 144 | +var i; |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +x = new Float64Array( 10 ); |
| 147 | +for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) { |
| 148 | + x[ i ] = round( (randu()*100.0) - 50.0 ); |
| 149 | +} |
| 150 | +console.log( x ); |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +var v = range( x.length, x, 1 ); |
| 153 | +console.log( v ); |
| 154 | +``` |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +</section> |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | +<!-- /.examples --> |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +<section class="links"> |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +[range]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_%28statistics%29 |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +[mdn-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +[mdn-typed-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +[@stdlib/stats/base/drange]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/stats/base/drange |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +[@stdlib/stats/base/srange]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/stats/base/srange |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +</section> |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +<!-- /.links --> |
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