demean.m

function c = demean(x)
% Removes the mean of each column of a matrix.
 
%@info:
%! @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{c} =} demean (@var{x})
%! @anchor{demean}
%! This function removes the mean of each column of a matrix.
%!
%! @strong{Inputs}
%! @table @var
%! @item x
%! Matlab matrix (T-by-N).
%! @end table
%!
%! @strong{Outputs}
%! @table @var
%! @item c
%! Matlab matrix (T-by-N). The demeaned x matrix.
%! @end table
%! 
%! @strong{This function is called by:} 
%! @ref{compute_cova}, @ref{compute_acov}, @ref{compute_std}.
%! 
%! @strong{This function calls:} 
%! @ref{ndim},
%!    
%! @end deftypefn
%@eod:

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% Original author: stephane DOT adjemian AT univ DASH lemans DOT fr
   
if ndim(x)==1
    c = x-mean(x);
elseif ndim(x)==2
    c = bsxfun(@minus,x,mean(x));
else
    error('descriptive_statistics::demean:: This function is not implemented for arrays with dimension greater than two!')
end