The following set of curve statistics defaults are calculated for each curve:
Curve Name - The name of the curve. |
Delta - The difference between the first and last points of a vector. |
Num Pts. - The element counting function. |
Centroid - Center of the area under a curve. |
Length - The length of the curve. |
Mean - Statistical mean function. |
Signed Area - Calculates the area between the curve and the independent axis according to sign. |
Variance - Describes the spread of distribution. |
Abs. Area - The total area between the curve and the independent axis regardless of sign. |
Skewness - Skewness of a distribution. |
RMS - Root mean square of a vector. |
Standard Deviation - Standard deviation from the mean. |
Min - Minimum value function. |
Average Deviation - Average deviation from the mean. |
Max - Maximum value function. |
Zero Crossings - The number of sign reversals in a vector. |
Median - Statistical median of a data set. |
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The statistics are displayed in a text box on the Statistics panel. The text box can be expanded by clicking the expand button, . Click OK to close the expanded statistics box. The statistics can be copied to any X window by highlighting the text with MB1 or the left-mouse button and then clicking MB2 or the right-mouse button in another X window.