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incrmae

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Compute the mean absolute error (MAE) incrementally.

The mean absolute error is defined as

$$\mathop{\mathrm{MAE}} = \frac{\displaystyle\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} |y_i - x_i|}{n}$$

Usage

import incrmae from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stats-incr-mae@esm/index.mjs';

incrmae()

Returns an accumulator function which incrementally computes the mean absolute error.

var accumulator = incrmae();

accumulator( [x, y] )

If provided input values x and y, the accumulator function returns an updated mean absolute error. If not provided input values x and y, the accumulator function returns the current mean absolute error.

var accumulator = incrmae();

var m = accumulator( 2.0, 3.0 );
// returns 1.0

m = accumulator( -1.0, -4.0 );
// returns 2.0

m = accumulator( -3.0, 5.0 );
// returns 4.0

m = accumulator();
// returns 4.0

Notes

  • Input values are not type checked. If provided NaN or a value which, when used in computations, results in NaN, the accumulated value is NaN for all future invocations. If non-numeric inputs are possible, you are advised to type check and handle accordingly before passing the value to the accumulator function.
  • Warning: the mean absolute error is scale-dependent and, thus, the measure should not be used to make comparisons between datasets having different scales.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
<script type="module">

import randu from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/random-base-randu@esm/index.mjs';
import incrmae from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stats-incr-mae@esm/index.mjs';

var accumulator;
var v1;
var v2;
var i;

// Initialize an accumulator:
accumulator = incrmae();

// For each simulated datum, update the mean absolute error...
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    v1 = ( randu()*100.0 ) - 50.0;
    v2 = ( randu()*100.0 ) - 50.0;
    accumulator( v1, v2 );
}
console.log( accumulator() );

</script>
</body>
</html>

See Also

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