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package org.ujmp.core.doublematrix.calculation.general.misc;

import org.ujmp.core.Matrix;
import org.ujmp.core.calculation.Calculation.Ret;

public interface MiscGeneralDoubleCalculations {

	/**
	 * Subtracts the mean from the matrix.
	 * 
	 * @param returnType
	 *            Select whether a new or a linked Matrix is returned, or if the
	 *            operation is performed on the original Matrix
	 * @param dimension
	 *            The axis along which to calculate
	 * @param ignoreNaN
	 *            should missing values be ignored
	 * @return Matrix with zero mean.
	 */
	public Matrix center(Ret returnType, int dimension, boolean ignoreNaN);

	/**
	 * Subtracts the mean from the matrix and divides by the standard deviation.
	 * 
	 * @param returnType
	 *            Select whether a new or a linked Matrix is returned, or if the
	 *            operation is performed on the original Matrix
	 * @param dimension
	 *            The axis along which to calculate
	 * @return Matrix with zero mean and unit variance.
	 */
	public Matrix standardize(Ret returnType, int dimension);

	public Matrix normalize(Ret returnType, int dimension);

	public Matrix replaceMissingBy(Matrix matrix);

	public Matrix fadeIn(Ret ret, int dimension);

	public Matrix fadeOut(Ret ret, int dimensions);

	public Matrix appendHorizontally(Ret returnType, Matrix... matrices);

	public Matrix appendVertically(Ret returnType, Matrix... matrices);

	public Matrix append(Ret returnType, int dimension, Matrix... matrices);

}