import numpy as np class RunningMeanStd(object): def __init__(self, epsilon=1e-4, shape=()): """ calulates the running mean and std of a data stream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_for_calculating_variance#Parallel_algorithm :param epsilon: (float) helps with arithmetic issues :param shape: (tuple) the shape of the data stream's output """ self.mean = np.zeros(shape, 'float64') self.var = np.ones(shape, 'float64') self.count = epsilon def update(self, arr): batch_mean = np.mean(arr, axis=0) batch_var = np.var(arr, axis=0) batch_count = arr.shape[0] self.update_from_moments(batch_mean, batch_var, batch_count) def update_from_moments(self, batch_mean, batch_var, batch_count): delta = batch_mean - self.mean tot_count = self.count + batch_count new_mean = self.mean + delta * batch_count / tot_count m_a = self.var * self.count m_b = batch_var * batch_count m_2 = m_a + m_b + np.square(delta) * self.count * batch_count / (self.count + batch_count) new_var = m_2 / (self.count + batch_count) new_count = batch_count + self.count self.mean = new_mean self.var = new_var self.count = new_count