packages/math/lib/getStandardDeviation.ts
import { getAverage } from './getAverage'
/**
* Get standard deviation of selected values.
*
* @param {number[]} values
* @returns {number}
*/
function getStandardDeviation (values: number[]): number {
// Calculate average value
const average = getAverage(values)
// Calculate (diffs against average)^2
const squareDiffsSum = values.reduce((acc, value) => acc + Math.pow(value - average, 2), 0)
// Get square root of average diff^2
return Math.sqrt(squareDiffsSum / values.length)
}
export {
getStandardDeviation
}