Subtract mean from each table by columns
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Hello,
Assume we have the following table
t = array2table([rand(10,1),rand(10,1),rand(10,1)],'VariableNames',{'feat_1', 'feat_2','feat_3'});
t =
10×3 table
feat_1 feat_2 feat_3
________ ________ _________
0.12991 0.60198 0.82582
0.56882 0.26297 0.53834
0.46939 0.65408 0.99613
0.011902 0.68921 0.078176
0.33712 0.74815 0.44268
0.16218 0.45054 0.10665
0.79428 0.083821 0.9619
0.31122 0.22898 0.0046342
0.52853 0.91334 0.77491
0.16565 0.15238 0.8173
I can get the mean and standard deviation for each solumn using
meanArray = mean(table2array(t,1));
stdArray = std(table2array(t,1));
meanArray =
0.3479 0.4785 0.5547
stdArray =
0.2415 0.2836 0.3793
Is there any vector way to caclulate (element - mean / std) on every element in table without loop and keep the table? Thanks
Accepted Answer
Image Analyst
on 14 Jun 2020
Edited: Image Analyst
on 14 Jun 2020
Try this:
t = array2table([rand(10,1),rand(10,1),rand(10,1)],'VariableNames',{'feat_1', 'feat_2','feat_3'})
m = table2array(t);
meanArray = mean(m)
stdArray = std(m)
z = (m - meanArray) ./ stdArray % a matrix
zt = array2table(z, 'VariableNames',{'feat_1', 'feat_2','feat_3'}) % a table
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wbadry
on 22 Jun 2020
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Image Analyst
on 22 Jun 2020
Yeah, you can do it that way if you want. I always find their *xfun() functions very cryptic and confusing than the regular math symbols. Plus you always have to find or figure out what the operations are. I mean, who would know, off the top of their head, that if you want to divide something you use @rdivide instead of the slash symbol /, or @minus instead of -. And it gets even more confusing for other operations.
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