JavaScript: Compute the average of an array, after mapping each element to a value using the provided function

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-57 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to compute the average of an array, after mapping each element to a value using the provided function.

• Use Array.prototype.map() to map each element to the value returned by fn.
• Use Array.prototype.reduce() to add each value to an accumulator, initialized with a value of 0.
• Divide the resulting array by its length.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const averageBy = (arr, fn) =>
  arr.map(typeof fn === 'function' ? fn : val => val[fn]).reduce((acc, val) => acc + val, 0) /
  arr.length;

console.log(averageBy([{ a: 40 }, { a: 20 }, { a: 80 }, { a: 60 }], o => o.a));
console.log(averageBy([{ a: 4 }, { a: 2 }, { a: 8 }, { a: 6 }], 'a'));

Sample Output:

50
5

Pictorial Presentation:

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-57-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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