duration.mad
duration: M = mad (D)
duration: M = mad (D, opt)
duration: M = mad (D, opt, dim)
duration: M = mad (D, opt, vecdim)
duration: M = mad (D, opt, 'all')
Compute the mean or median absolute deviation of a duration array.
This method overloads the core mad function for duration arrays.
The functionality is identical to core mad function.
Type help mad for more information.
Source Code: duration
mad returns the mean absolute deviation of the durations — another robust spread statistic.
d = hours ([2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 9])
d =
1x7 duration array
2 hr 4 hr 4 hr 4 hr 5 hr 7 hr 9 hr
mad (d)
ans = duration 1.71429 hr