Re: Request for help: working with multi-level lists
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- Subject: [mg13675] Re: Request for help: working with multi-level lists
- From: Hans Staugaard <hans.staugaard at get2net.dk>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 04:39:08 -0400
- Organization: Get2Net Internet Kunde
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- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
KCConnolly skrev: > > I have a list of 10 elements, each of which is a list of three elements > (let's say in each case an integer, a real number, and a string). I am > looking for the most elegant way to select those first-level elements > (i.e., the lists) whose integer element is equal to a particular value > (let's say "1"), and then to obtain the mean of the real number > elements of the lists selected. This seems as if it should be simple, > but everything I try leads to Part specification errors. Any help > would be greatly appreciated. this should do the job... first i define some data (not 10, only 3) In[1]:= data={{1,3.14,"Monkey"},{2,2.71,"Donkey"},{1,5.32,"Junkie"}} Out[1]= {{1,3.14,"Monkey"},{2,2.71,"Donkey"},{1,5.32,"Junkie"}} then i select the ones satisfying the criteria In[2]:= tmp=Select[data,(#[[1]]==1)&] Out[2]= {{1,3.14,"Monkey"},{1,5.32,"Junkie"}} and then calculate the mean of the real's In[3]:= mean=Plus@@Transpose[tmp][[2]]/Length[tmp] Out[3]= 4.23