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using System;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the n-period population standard deviation.
///
public class StandardDeviation : Variance
{
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the StandardDeviation class with the specified period.
///
/// Evaluates the standard deviation of samples in the look-back period.
/// On a data set of size N will use an N normalizer and would thus be biased if applied to a subset.
///
/// The sample size of the standard deviation
public StandardDeviation(int period)
: this($"STD({period})", period)
{
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the StandardDeviation class with the specified name and period.
///
/// Evaluates the standard deviation of samples in the look-back period.
/// On a data set of size N will use an N normalizer and would thus be biased if applied to a subset.
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The sample size of the standard deviation
public StandardDeviation(string name, int period)
: base(name, period)
{
}
///
/// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state
///
/// The input given to the indicator
/// The window for the input history
/// A new value for this indicator
protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IReadOnlyWindow window, IndicatorDataPoint input)
{
return (decimal) Math.Sqrt((double) base.ComputeNextValue(window, input));
}
}
}