Summing the image matrix matlab - matlab

I am new to matlab . Can someone please tell me whats wrong with this snippet for summing the 3-D array of image.Its showing error in 3rd line and I am unable to debug it.
x=imread('test.jpg');
imshow(x);
sumdiff=sum(sum(sum(testArr2, 3),2),1)

The only thing that strikes me as obviously wrong is that you are summing over the values in a variable called testArr2 but have the image pixel data in a variable called x. Where does testArr2 get defined and populated with data ?

While Mark had probably answered the question, I wanted to add that the easiest way to sum over the entire array is probably using the colon syntax:
sum_all = sum(x(:))
Also note that imread usually returns an array of integers (uint8 for standard jpeg images). Not all mathematical operations are allowed when using this type of arrays - and sometimes using im2double is necessary.

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Using mean function in MATLAB yielding different results [duplicate]

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Subscript indices must either be real positive integers or logicals, generic solution
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I have just recently started using MATLAB as it's pretty good for machine learning and the like.
Currently, I am working on some type of classification which is pretty long-winded and complicated if I tried to explain everything I am trying to accomplish therefore I will just state the exact code giving me problems.
So, I am given a 1010 x 1764 single type matrix by some function. say the matrix is called train_examples_2_2 as you can see on the right-hand side of the screenshot below.
As you can also see from the screenshot above (on the right-hand side), the calls to mean and std:
mean = mean(train_examples_2_2)
std = std(train_examples_2_2)
Yield the correct results.
However, when I run the same code several times sometimes I get an error on the line mean = mean(train_examples_2_2) stating:
Array indices must be positive integers or logical values.
The exact code I am concerned with is:
mean = mean(train_examples_2_2) % <----- error appears here
std = std(train_examples_2_2)
for i=1:size(train_examples_2_2,1)
train_examples_2_2(i,:) = train_examples_2_2(i,:) - mean;
train_examples_2_2(i,:) = train_examples_2_2(i,:) ./ std;
end
% end of standardisation process
where train_examples_2_2 is provided by some function that I did not create nor can modify.
According to the MATLAB documentation:
If A is a matrix, then mean(A) returns a row vector containing the
mean of each column.
which is what I get the first time I run the code upon opening Matlab but after that, it yields the aforementioned error.
I am using MATLAB R2018b.
I'm I making a simple mistake or could this possibly be a bug?
Thanks for taking the time to help out.
unlike let's say python you shouldn't/can't/mussn't re-define function names or default variables.
mean = mean(train_examples_2_2) % <----- error appears here
matlab doesn't distinguish between the callable mean() function and the variable ```mean``. especially confusing since indexing and calling sth is done by using round brackets.
So....?
call your variable sth. other than mean. mean_ will already do the trick.

How to get the zeros of the given equation using fzero in MATLAB?

I have the following function that I wish to solve using fzero:
f = lambda* exp(lambda^2)* erfc(lambda) - frac {C (T_m - T_i)}/{L_f*sqrt(pi)}
Here, C, T_m, T_i, and L_f are all input by the user.
On trying to solve using fzero, MATLAB gives the following error.
Undefined function or variable 'X'.
(where X are the variables stated above)
This error is understandable. But is there a way around it? How do I solve this?
This is answered to the best of my understanding after reading your question as it's not really clear what you are exactly trying and what you want exactly.
Posting the exact lines of code helps a big deal in understanding(as clean as possible, remove clutter). If then the output that matlab gives is added it becomes a whole lot easier to make sure we answer your question properly and it allows us to try it out. Usually it's a good idea to give some example values for data that is to be entered by the user anyway.
First of to make it a function it either needs a handle.
Or if you have it saved it as a matlab file you generally do not want other inputs in your m file then the variable.
So,
function [out]=yourfun(in)
constants=your values; %you can set a input or inputdlg to get a value from the user
out= something something, your lambda thingy probably; %this is the equation/function you're solving for
end
Now since that is not all that convenient I suggest the following
%declare or get your constants here, above the function makes it easier
syms lambda
f = lambda* exp(lambda^2)* erfc(lambda) - frac {C (T_m - T_i)}/{L_f*sqrt(pi)};
hf=matlabFunction(f); %this way matlab automatically converts it to a function handle, alternatively put #(lambda) in front
fzero(hf,x0)
Also this matlab page might help you as well ;)

Creating functions in Matlab

Hi, I am trying to write a function as per the question. I have tried to create four sub-matrices which are the reverse of each other and then multiply to give the products demanded by the question. My attempt:
function T = custom_blocksT(n,m)
T(1:end,end-1:1);
T(1:end,end:-1:1)*2;
T(1:end,end:-1:1)*3;
T(1:end,end:-1:1)*4;
What I'm unsure of is
(i) What do the the indivual sub-matrices(T(1:end,end-1:1);)need to be equal to? I was thinking of(1:3)?
(ii) I tried to create a generic sub-matrix which can take any size matrix input using end was this correct or can't you do that? I keep getting this error
Undefined function or variable 'T'.
Error in custom_blocksT (line 2)
T(1:end,end-1:1);
I have searched the Matlab documentation and stacked overflow, but the problem is I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to be looking for in terms of solving this question.
If someone could help me I would be very thankfull.
There are many problems with your function:
function T = custom_blocksT(n,m)
T(1:end,end-1:1);
T(1:end,end:-1:1)*2;
T(1:end,end:-1:1)*3;
T(1:end,end:-1:1)*4;
end
This is an extremely basic question, I highly recommend you find and work through some very basic MATLAB tutorials before continuing, even before reading this answer to be honest.
That said here is what you should have done and a bit of what you did wrong:
First, you are getting the error that T dos not exist because it doesn't. The only variables that exist in your function are those that you create in the function or those that are passed in as parameters. You should have passed in T as a parameter, but instead you passed in n and m which you don't use.
In the question, they call the function using the example:
custom_blocks([1:3;3:-1:1])
So you can see that they are only passing in one variable, your function takes two and that's already a problem. The one variable is the matrix, not it's dimensions. And the matrix they are passing in is [1:3;3:-1:1] which if you type in the command line you will see gives you
[1 2 3
3 2 1]
So for your first line to take in one argument which is that matrix it should rather read
function TOut = custom_blocks(TIn)
Now what they are asking you to do is create a matrix, TOut, which is just different multiples of TIn concatenated.
What you've done with say TIn(1:end,end-1:1)*2; is just ask MATLAB to multiple TIn by 2 (that's the only correct bit) but then do nothing with it. Furthermore, indexing the rows by 1:end will do what you want (i.e. request all the rows) but in MATLAB you can actually just use : for that. Indexing the columns by end-1:1 will also call all the columns, but in reverse order. So in effect you are flipping your matrix left-to-right which I'm sure is not what you wanted. So you could have just written TIn(:,:) but since that's just requesting the entire matrix unchanged you could actually just write TIn.
So now to multiply and concatenate (i.e. stick together) you do this
TOut = [TIn, TIn*2; TIn*3, TIn*4]
The [] is like a concatenate operation where , is for horizontal and ; is for vertical concatenation.
Putting it all together:
function TOut = custom_blocks(TIn)
TOut = [TIn, TIn*2; TIn*3, TIn*4];
end

Passing Struct elements of variable lengths into a matrix Matlab

I am parshing a few data via the internet. The struct Data has several elements. I am interested in Data.Value a call of Data(1,1).Value is a double vector of [56,1]. Moving on to the second struct cell Data(1,2).Value is a double vector [46,1].
Writing a FOR Loop to get the entire Data(1,i).Value from 1 to 500, when it come to the second element, I get the following error returned: Subscripted assignment dimension mismatch.
Although I understand the error I cannot justify it and hence I cannot work out a solution.
I have also tried to pre-define a matrix of variable sizes to overcome this, without result.
Anybody can think of any solution to get the entire Data(1,:).Value
Thanks a lot for the contribution guys.
You can use
vertcat(Data(1,:).Value)
to create a column vector made by concatenating Data(1,1).Value, Data(1,2).Value, ...
Alternatively, you can use the generalized concatenation operator
cat(1, Data(1,:).Value)

Difference between hist and imhist in matlab

What is the difference between hist and imhist functions in Matlab? I have a matrix of color levels values loaded from image with imread and need to count entropy value of the image using histogram.
When using imhist the resulting matrix contains zeros in all places except the last one (lower-right) which contains some high value number (few thousands or so).
Because that output seems to be wrong, I have tried to use hist instead of imhist and the resulting values are much better, the matrix is fulfilled with correct-looking values instead of zeros.
However, according to the docs, imhist should be better in this case and hist should give weird results..
Unfortunately I am not good at Matlab, so I can not provide you with better problem description. I can add some other information in the future, though.
So I will try to better explain my problem..I have an image, for which I should count entropy and few other values (how much bytes it will take to save that image,..). I wrote this function and it works pretty well
function [entropy, bytes_image, bytes_coding] = entropy_single_pixels(im)
im = double(im);
histg = hist(im);
histg(histg==0) = [];
nzhist = histg ./ numel(im);
entropy = -sum(nzhist.*log2(nzhist));
bytes_image = (entropy*(numel(im))/8);
bytes_coding = 2*numel(unique(im));
fprintf('ENTROPY_VALUE:%s\n',num2str(entropy));
fprintf('BYTES_IMAGE:%s\n',num2str(bytes_image));
fprintf('BYTES_CODING:%s\n',num2str(bytes_coding));
end
Then I have to count the same, but I have to make "pairs" from pixels which are below each other. So I have only half the rows and the same count of columns. I need to express every unique pixel pair as a different number, so I multiplied the first one by 1000 and added the second one to it... Subsequently I need to actually apply the same function as in the first example, but that is the time, when I am getting weird numbers from the imhist function. When using hist, it seems to be OK, but I really don't think that behavior is correct, so that must be my error somewhere. I actually understand pretty good, to what I want to do, or at least I hope so, but unfortunately Matlab makes all that kind of hard for me :)
hist- compute histogram(count number of occurance of each pixel) in color image.........
imhist- compute histogram in two dimensional image.
Use im2double instead of double if you want to use imhist. The imhist function expects double or single-precision data to be in the [0,1] data range, which is why you see everything in the last bin of the histogram.