duration.center
duration: C = center (D)
duration: C = center (D, dim)
duration: C = center (D, vecdim)
duration: C = center (D, 'all')
duration: C = center (…, nanflag)
Center values in a duration array.
This method overloads the core center function for duration
arrays. The functionality is identical to core center function.
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Source Code: duration
center subtracts the mean from each element, so the result is centred on zero — the deviations from the average duration.
d = hours ([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
d =
1x5 duration array
1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr
center (d)
ans =
1x5 duration array
-2 hr -1 hr 0 hr 1 hr 2 hr