| Date: | Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:05:47 GMT |
| Reply-To: | betsy998@MY-DEJA.COM |
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| From: | betsy998@MY-DEJA.COM |
| Organization: | Deja.com - Before you buy. |
| Subject: | Re: geometric mean |
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thanks for the tip!!
In article
<E16EEA4CE9C7D0119AE400609705CD8801A05CA3@dcpcsmail1.psb.bls.gov>,
Abelson_R <Abelson_R@BLS.GOV> wrote:
> betsy998,
>
> The geometric mean is the antilog of the mean of the logs. Since you
have
> the mean of the logs, the next step is to get its antilog by using the
EXP
> function.
>
> HTH.
>
> Robert Abelson
> Bureau of Labor Statistics
> abelson_r@bls.gov
> "The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to
chance."
> -- Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratories
>
> > ----------
> > From: betsy998@MY-DEJA.COM[SMTP:betsy998@MY-DEJA.COM]
> > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 9:12 AM
> > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Subject: geometric mean
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is is possible to calculate a geometric mean on a list of values?
> > I have log(value) and have found the mean of the list of logorithmic
> > values...but not sure what the next step should be..
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
> >
>
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