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package org.apache.commons.math.stat.descriptive;

import org.apache.commons.math.linear.RealMatrix;

/**
 *  Reporting interface for basic multivariate statistics.
 *
 * @since 1.2
 * @version $Revision: 811786 $ $Date: 2009-09-06 11:36:08 +0200 (dim. 06 sept. 2009) $
 */
public interface StatisticalMultivariateSummary {

    /**
     * Returns the dimension of the data
     * @return The dimension of the data
     */
    int getDimension();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * mean of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component means
     */
    double[] getMean();

    /**
     * Returns the covariance of the available values.
     * @return The covariance, null if no multivariate sample
     * have been added or a zeroed matrix for a single value set.
     */
    RealMatrix getCovariance();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * standard deviation of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component standard deviations
     */
    double[] getStandardDeviation();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * maximum of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component maxima
     */
    double[] getMax();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * minimum of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component minima
     */
    double[] getMin();

    /**
     * Returns the number of available values
     * @return The number of available values
     */
    long getN();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * geometric mean of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component geometric means
     */
    double[] getGeometricMean();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * sum of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component sums
     */
    double[] getSum();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * sum of squares of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component sums of squares
     */
    double[] getSumSq();

    /**
     * Returns an array whose i<sup>th</sup> entry is the
     * sum of logs of the i<sup>th</sup> entries of the arrays
     * that correspond to each multivariate sample
     *
     * @return the array of component log sums
     */
    double[] getSumLog();

}