How can I count the number of zero elements in a vector using MATLAB?

[Fert]

I'm trying to write an m-file in MATLAB that can count how many data point in a vector are zero, how many are 1, etc. I can call the vector and get the length, max and min values, but I also need to be able to call each element seperatly and I can't figure out how to do this. I've been playing around and this is what i have:

function len (A)
N= length(A);
M =max(A);
m=min(A);
S=0;
for i=1:N

if
A[i,1]=0;
S=S+1;
end



len=N
MAX =M
MIN=m
zero=S

But it says expression (A=[i,1]=0) is incomplete. I've tried a few other expressions but none work. Any help is appreciated.

 

[SlideMan]

When you reference an element in Matlab, you use parenthesis, if I remember correctly. So you'd need to reference A(i,1).

 

[ravenprp]

Hi there,

I can see that you are on the right track with your code, but there are a few syntax errors that need to be fixed. First, the if statement should have a condition after the "if" keyword. In this case, the condition should be "A(i,1) == 0" which means if the value of the element at index i and column 1 is equal to 0, then the code inside the if statement will be executed. Also, in MATLAB, the index for accessing elements in a vector starts at 1, not 0. So you should change the index in the if statement to 1 instead of 0. Also, instead of using the assignment operator "=" in the if statement, you should use the equality operator "==" to check for equality. So the if statement should look like this:

if A(i,1) == 0

Another issue is that you are not incrementing the variable S inside the if statement. You should add "S = S + 1;" inside the if statement to keep track of the number of zero elements.

Lastly, instead of using the "len" variable to store the length of the vector, you should use the variable N since you already have it calculated in the first line of your code.

Your updated code should look like this:

function len (A)
N= length(A);
M =max(A);
m=min(A);
S=0;
for i=1:N
if A(i,1) == 0
S=S+1;
end
end

N %displays the length of the vector
M %displays the maximum value in the vector
m %displays the minimum value in the vector
S %displays the number of zero elements in the vector

I hope this helps. Keep practicing and you will become more comfortable with MATLAB syntax. Good luck!