geometricMean

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
geometricMean(<numbersList>)
Summary

Returns the geometric mean of a list of numbers.

Introduced6.1
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
numbersList

A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to such a list, or an array containing only numbers.

Example
geometricMean(4,36,45,50,75) -- returns 30
put geometricMean(importedList) into field "Geometric Mean"
Values
NameTypeDescription
return

The geometricMean function returns a number.

RelatedControl Structure: function
Glossary: return, value, math operation
Function: min, statRound, round, harmonicMean, variance, average, value, max, median, standardDeviation
Description

Use the geometricMean function to find the value that best represents a group of values for sets of positive numbers that are interpreted according to their product and not their sum.

The geometricMean function was added in version 6.1 to complement the average function.

If the numbersList is empty, the geometricMean function returns zero.

If a math operation on finite inputs produces a non-finite output, an execution error is thrown. See math operations for more information.

Tagsmath