center.m

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## Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997  Kurt Hornik
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## usage:  center (x)
##
## If x is a vector, subtract its mean.
## If x is a matrix, do the above for each column.

## Author:  KH <[e-mail]>
## Description:  Center by subtracting means
  
function retval = center (x)
  
  if (nargin != 1)
    usage ("center (x)");
  endif

  if is_vector (x)
    retval = x - mean(x);
  elseif is_matrix (x)
    retval = x - ones (rows (x), 1) * mean(x);
  else
    error ("center:  x must be a vector or a matrix.");
  endif

endfunction