pandas.core.window.Rolling.mean

Rolling.mean(*args, **kwargs)

Calculate the rolling mean of the values.

Parameters:

*args

Under Review.

**kwargs

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Returns:

Series or DataFrame

Returned object type is determined by the caller of the rolling calculation.

See also

Series.rolling

Calling object with Series data.

DataFrame.rolling

Calling object with DataFrames.

Series.mean

Equivalent method for Series.

DataFrame.mean

Equivalent method for DataFrame.

Examples

The below examples will show rolling mean calculations with window sizes of two and three, respectively.

>>> s = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4])
>>> s.rolling(2).mean()
0    NaN
1    1.5
2    2.5
3    3.5
dtype: float64

>>> s.rolling(3).mean()
0    NaN
1    NaN
2    2.0
3    3.0
dtype: float64