Here you can find the source of stdDev(Collection extends Number> coll)
public static double stdDev(Collection<? extends Number> coll)
//package com.java2s; /******************************************************************************* * This file is part of jasima, v1.3, the Java simulator for manufacturing and * logistics./* w w w. j ava 2 s .c o m*/ * * Copyright (c) 2015 jasima solutions UG * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Torsten Hildebrandt and jasima contributors * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Affero General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *******************************************************************************/ import java.util.Collection; public class Main { public static double stdDev(Collection<? extends Number> coll) { if (coll == null || coll.size() < 2) throw new IllegalArgumentException(); double mean = mean(coll); double res = 0; for (Number n : coll) { double d = n.doubleValue() - mean; res += d * d; } return res / (coll.size() - 1); } public static double mean(Collection<? extends Number> coll) { if (coll == null || coll.size() < 1) throw new IllegalArgumentException(); double res = 0; for (Number n : coll) { res += n.doubleValue(); } return res / coll.size(); } }