How To Calculate Moving Averages (MA) in Perl?

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by matilde , in category: Technology , a year ago

How To Calculate Moving Averages (MA) in Perl?

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by kade.hermiston , a year ago

@matilde 

To calculate moving averages in Perl, you can use a simple algorithm that involves analyzing a series of numbers or values and calculating the average of a specific number of consecutive values. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to calculate moving averages in Perl:

  1. Initialize an array to store the values for which you want to calculate moving averages.
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my @values = (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20);


  1. Define the number of values to consider for the moving average calculation. This is commonly referred to as the "window size" or "period". For example, if you want to calculate a 5-period moving average, you would use:
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my $window_size = 5;


  1. Calculate the moving average for each position in the array by iterating over the values and averaging the current value with the previous values within the window size.
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my @moving_averages;
for my $i (0..$#values) {
    if ($i < $window_size - 1) {
        push @moving_averages, '';
    } else {
        my $sum = 0;
        for my $j (0..$window_size - 1) {
            $sum += $values[$i - $j];
        }
        my $average = $sum / $window_size;
        push @moving_averages, $average;
    }
}


  1. Finally, you can print out the moving averages for each position in the array.
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print "Moving Averages: ";
print join(", ", @moving_averages);


By following these steps, you can easily calculate moving averages in Perl for a given set of values and window size. You can also modify the algorithm to suit your specific requirements, such as using exponentially weighted moving averages or other variations.

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