/finding_the_mean.py Secret
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Finding the mean of an array of size n of random values between 0 and 1.
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# Finding the mean of an array of size n, | |
# an array of random values (reals) between 0 and 1 ("probabilities") | |
# A.G. (c) 2020. All Rights Reserved. | |
# random.random() generates a float value between 0 and 1; | |
# The sum is of a list generated through list comprehension; | |
# The list of random values is of size n; | |
# We divide the sum of the list by n to get the mean. | |
f = lambda n: (sum([random.random() for i in range(n)]))/n | |
""" | |
>>> f(10) | |
0.6641219441203049 | |
>>> f(100) | |
0.5384967134143757 | |
>>> f(1000) | |
0.5022625876708935 | |
>>> f(10000) | |
0.5040273099975735 | |
>>> f(100000) | |
0.499092114558579 | |
>>> f(1000000) | |
0.5000853350917197 | |
""" |
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