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/**
 * Copyright (C) 2009 - present by OpenGamma Inc. and the OpenGamma group of companies
 * 
 * Please see distribution for license.
 */
package com.opengamma.analytics.math.statistics.descriptive;

import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;

import com.opengamma.analytics.math.function.Function1D;

/**
 * Calculates the $n^th$ sample raw moment of a series of data.
 * <p>
 * The sample raw moment $m_n$ of a series of data $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_s$ is given by:
 * $$
 * \begin{align*}
 * m_n = \frac{1}{s}\sum_{i=1}^s x_i^n
 * \end{align*}
 * $$
 */
public class SampleMomentCalculator extends Function1D<double[], Double> {
    private final int _n;

    /**
     * @param n The degree of the moment to calculate, cannot be negative
     */
    public SampleMomentCalculator(final int n) {
        Validate.isTrue(n >= 0, "n must be >= 0");
        _n = n;
    }

    /**
     * @param x The array of data, not null or empty
     * @return The sample raw moment
     */
    @Override
    public Double evaluate(final double[] x) {
        Validate.notNull(x, "x was null");
        Validate.isTrue(x.length > 0, "x was empty");
        if (_n == 0) {
            return 1.;
        }
        double sum = 0;
        for (final Double d : x) {
            sum += Math.pow(d, _n);
        }
        return sum / (x.length - 1);
    }

}