defmodule SD do
import Enum, only: [map: 2, sum: 1]
import :math, only: [sqrt: 1, pow: 2]
def standard_deviation(data) do
m = mean(data)
data |> variance(m) |> mean |> sqrt
end
def mean(data) do
sum(data) / length(data)
end
def variance(data, mean) do
for n <- data, do: pow(n - mean, 2)
end
end
# usage
data = [1,2,3,4]
m = SD.mean(data) # => 2.5
sd = SD.standard_deviation(data) # => 1.118033988749895
Usage example at the bottom