+/**************************************************************************************************/
+double MothurOut::getAverage(vector<double> dists) {
+ try{
+ double average = 0;
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < dists.size(); i++) {
+ average += dists[i];
+ }
+
+ //finds average.
+ average /= (double) dists.size();
+
+ return average;
+ }
+ catch(exception& e) {
+ errorOut(e, "MothurOut", "getAverage");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+}
+