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+/*
+ * gower.cpp
+ * Mothur
+ *
+ * Created by westcott on 12/17/10.
+ * Copyright 2010 Schloss Lab. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "gower.h"
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+EstOutput Gower::getValues(vector<SharedRAbundVector*> shared) {
+ try {
+ data.resize(1,0);
+
+ vector<int> maxOtus; maxOtus.resize(shared[0]->getNumBins());
+ vector<int> minOtus; minOtus.resize(shared[0]->getNumBins());
+ //for each otu
+ for (int i = 0; i < shared[0]->getNumBins(); i++) {
+
+ //set otus min and max to first one
+ minOtus[i] = shared[0]->getAbundance(i);
+ maxOtus[i] = shared[0]->getAbundance(i);
+
+ //for each group
+ for (int j = 1; j < shared.size(); j++) {
+ maxOtus[i] = max(shared[j]->getAbundance(i), maxOtus[i]);
+ minOtus[i] = min(shared[j]->getAbundance(i), minOtus[i]);
+ }
+ }
+
+ double sum = 0.0;
+ for (int i = 0; i < shared[0]->getNumBins(); i++) {
+ int A = shared[0]->getAbundance(i);
+ int B = shared[1]->getAbundance(i);
+
+ double numerator = abs(A - B);
+ double denominator = maxOtus[i] - minOtus[i];
+
+ if (denominator != 0) { sum += (numerator / denominator); }
+ }
+
+ data[0] = sum;
+
+ if (isnan(data[0]) || isinf(data[0])) { data[0] = 0; }
+
+ return data;
+ }
+ catch(exception& e) {
+ m->errorOut(e, "Gower", "getValues");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+