Trouble using zscore function

I am having trouble using the zscore function. I am getting the error:
Error using mean Too many input arguments.
Error in zscore (line 43) mu = mean(x,dim);
Even when I use the example from https://www.mathworks.com/help/stats/zscore.html I get this error.
load lawdata
[Z,gpamean,gpastdev] = zscore(gpa)
Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Answers (1)

TED MOSBY
TED MOSBY on 10 Oct 2024
Edited: TED MOSBY on 18 Oct 2024
Hi Elizabeth,
I ran the two lines of code you provided below, and they didn't throw any errors for me.
load lawdata
[Z,gpamean,gpastdev] = zscore(gpa)
Additionally check:
  • Ensure that there is no custom implementation of mean that is overshadowing the built-in MATLAB function. You can check this by running:
which mean -all
  • It's possible that your MATLAB path is altered and causing the issue. You can restore the default MATLAB path by executing:
restoredefaultpath;
rehash toolboxcache;
  • Try running your script in a clean MATLAB session without any additional toolboxes or custom scripts loaded.
Hope this helps!

Asked:

on 19 Jun 2018

Edited:

on 18 Oct 2024

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