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.. index:: Browser=>Mean-Cycle

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Browser=>Mean Cycle
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The command calculates a mean, maximum and minimum cycle. The data is saved in a 
new nc file. 

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To create a mean cycle file, do the following:

*  Choose **File=>Import Data**.

*  Click on the ``>>`` (or Edit) button.

*  Right click in the data grid

* Choose More Functions=>Create Mean Cycle NC file.

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**Independent Channel (Time, CA)**
   The channel must be monotonic increasing. The data cannot 
   contain missing values

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**X Coordinate of Cycle Start**
   Coordinate of the cycle start. The coordinate must exist in the data.

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**Cycle Length**
   Length of a cycle.

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**Cycle Selection**
   Specifies the cycles to use for the calculation. Single cycles or a range of cycles
   can be specified. Example: To select the 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, type in 
   3,6,10-15. To use all cycles type in ``All``.

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**Mean**
   If this option is selected, the mean cycle will be calculated. 

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**Minimum**
   If this option is selected, the minimum cycle will be calculated. 

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**Maximum**
   If this option is selected, the maximum cycle will be calculated. 

**Channels**
   All selected channels will be added to the destination file.

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.. seealso::
   :ref:`the-data-browser`
   :ref:`NC_CreateMeanCycleFile`

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