Name: geometricMean

Type: function

Syntax: geometricMean(<numbersList>)

Summary: <return|Returns> the geometric mean of a list of numbers.

Introduced: 6.1

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:

geometricMean(4,36,45,50,75) -- returns 30

Example:

put geometricMean(importedList) into field "Geometric Mean"

Parameters:

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

Returns: The <geometricMean> function <return|returns> a number.

Description:

Use the <geometricMean> <function> to find the <value(function)> that best represents a group of <value(glossary)|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.

References: function (control_st), min (function), statRound (function), round (function), harmonicMean (function), variance (function), average (function), value (function), max (function), median (function), standardDeviation (function), return (glossary), value (glossary)

Tags: math