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java, calculate standard deviation?

here's my method:

private double calculateStandardDeviation(){

double mean = calculateMean();

double totalOfSquaredDifferences = 0;

for(Employee employee: employeeList){

totalOfSquaredDifferences += Math.pow(mean - (employee.getHoursWorked() * employee.getRate()), 2);

}

double variance = totalOfSquaredDifferences / employeeList.size();

return Math.sqrt(variance);

}

but im getting the wrong answer and can't spot a logic error

hep!

thanks!

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  • 7 years ago
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    Did you test each variable at each iteration using your debugger? If you use Eclipse, you can set points to break in running your code and you can check the values of the variables at different times of execution.

    http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipseDebugging/...

    ^tutorial for build in debugger

    Lemme know if you still need more help

    Send me all your code, i can debug for you too

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