namespace QuanTAlib; /// /// Represents a variance calculator that measures the spread of a set of numbers /// from their average value. /// /// /// The Variance class calculates either the population variance or the sample /// variance based on the isPopulation parameter. It uses a circular buffer /// to efficiently manage the data points within the specified period. /// public class Variance : AbstractBase { private readonly int Period; private readonly bool IsPopulation; private readonly CircularBuffer _buffer; /// /// Initializes a new instance of the Variance class with the specified period and /// population flag. /// /// The period over which to calculate the variance. /// /// A flag indicating whether to calculate population (true) or sample (false) variance. /// /// /// Thrown when period is less than 2. /// public Variance(int period, bool isPopulation = false) : base() { if (period < 2) { throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(period), "Period must be greater than or equal to 2."); } Period = period; IsPopulation = isPopulation; WarmupPeriod = 0; _buffer = new CircularBuffer(period); Name = $"Variance(period={period}, population={isPopulation})"; Init(); } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the Variance class with the specified source, period, /// and population flag. /// /// The source object to subscribe to for value updates. /// The period over which to calculate the variance. /// /// A flag indicating whether to calculate population (true) or sample (false) variance. /// public Variance(object source, int period, bool isPopulation = false) : this(period, isPopulation) { var pubEvent = source.GetType().GetEvent("Pub"); pubEvent?.AddEventHandler(source, new ValueSignal(Sub)); } /// /// Initializes the Variance instance by clearing the buffer. /// public override void Init() { base.Init(); _buffer.Clear(); } /// /// Manages the state of the Variance instance based on whether a new value is being processed. /// /// Indicates whether the current input is a new value. protected override void ManageState(bool isNew) { if (isNew) { _lastValidValue = Input.Value; _index++; } } /// /// Performs the variance calculation for the current period. /// /// /// The calculated variance value for the current period. /// /// /// This method calculates the variance using the formula: /// sum((x - mean)^2) / n for population, or /// sum((x - mean)^2) / (n - 1) for sample, /// where x is each value, mean is the average of all values, and n is the number of values. /// If there's only one value in the buffer, the method returns 0. /// protected override double Calculation() { ManageState(Input.IsNew); _buffer.Add(Input.Value, Input.IsNew); double variance = 0; if (_buffer.Count > 1) { var values = _buffer.GetSpan().ToArray(); double mean = values.Average(); double sumOfSquaredDifferences = values.Sum(x => Math.Pow(x - mean, 2)); double divisor = IsPopulation ? _buffer.Count : _buffer.Count - 1; variance = sumOfSquaredDifferences / divisor; } IsHot = true; return variance; } }