Thread: Array Operations

Hi,

I can't seem to figure this out. I'm trying to create a program that takes user input to create an array. A loop will then print out possible operations to perform that the user will select. The operations will be count, sum, average, min, max, and standard deviation.


Any help will be very appreciated.

Thank you.

What did you try? Paste your code here you have done until now and we can help you. We don't do homework.

Here is what I have so far. Most of this is from a similar program I found online. I'm just trying to get it working so I can understand it. I'm not sure where to go from here.


package arrayoperations;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ArrayOperations {

double count;
double sum;
double average;
double min;
double max;
double sd;

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("How many numbers do you want to enter?");
int num = input.nextInt();

int array[] = new int[num];

System.out.println("Enter the " + num + " numbers now.");

for (int i = 0 ; i < array.length; i++ ) {
array[i] = input.nextInt();
}


System.out.println("These are the numbers you have entered.");
printArray(array);
System.out.println("\nWhich action would you like to perform? \n1 for count, 2 for sum, 3 for average, 4 for min, 5 for max, or 6 for standard deviation: ");

}


public static void printArray(int arr[]){

int n = arr.length;

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
System.out.print(arr[i] + " ");


}




}

}

Do you know what this program does? And what else you want it to do?
Also, close your code in code tags, for the ease of understanding.

Right now it is just taking user input for an array and printing the array out. I need a loop to print out possible operations to perform on the array. Count, sum, average, min, max, and standard deviation. I am not sure how to start that part. Any tips on how to do that would be awesome.

Right. So, take a copy and pencil and start doing the counting of array numbers. Write down the points how are you doing this and implement them as Java language. Same as all other operations.
Hope you will be able to solve this. If you get stuck in your code, ask here for more help.

Any tips on how to code the operations for the array?

package arrayoperations;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ArrayOperations {


public static void main(String[] args) {


Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);


System.out.println("How many numbers do you want to enter?");
int num = input.nextInt();

int array[] = new int[num];

System.out.println("Enter the " + num + " numbers now.");

for (int i = 0 ; i < array.length; i++ ) {
array[i] = input.nextInt();



}


System.out.println("These are the numbers you have entered.");
printArray(array);


}


public static void printArray(int arr[]){

int n = arr.length;

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
System.out.print(arr[i] + " ");


}
double option;
Scanner reader1 = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("\nWhich action would you like to perform? \n1 for count, 2 for sum, 3 for average, 4 for min, 5 for max, or 6 for standard deviation: ");
option = reader1.nextDouble();
for(int i = 0; i < n; i++){
if(option == 1 ){
System.out.println("count");
} else if (option == 2){
System.out.println("sum");
} else if (option == 3){
System.out.println("average");
} else if (option == 4){
System.out.println("min");
} else if (option == 5){
System.out.println("max");
} else if (option == 6){
System.out.println("standard deviation");
} else {
System.out.println(option);


}



}
}
}

Work on the operations one at a time. Start with count.

Follow Mr.777's advice in #6 (where he also already suggested starting with count) and use pencil and paper, thinking critically about how you rather than the computer would perform the task.

Suppose you have an array containing

1, 42, 0, -1, -1, 0, 0, 666, 1, 1, 1, 1000000

How many numbers are there? How did you figure that out? (No, not "I counted them", but what are the specific steps that counting involves?)

Suppose people entered from a door on the left carrying numbers on cardboard signs, paused for a moment and exited through a door on the right. The sign saying million had the word "the end" on it and you knew that when you saw a sign like that you were going to be asked how many people you had seen. How would you go about preparing yourself to answer a question like that?