Averaging over columns while ignoring zero entries

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I have:



list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 
1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0


I want to calculate the average but without considering the 0s.



The result should be:



result = Array[0 &, Last@Dimensions@list];

n = Length@result;

Do[
array = list[[All, i]];
total = Total[array];
cnt = Count[array, 0];

If[Length@array - cnt > 0,
result[[i]] = total/(Length@array - cnt),
result[[i]] = 0
];,
i, 1, n
];

result // N

2., 3., 3., 4., 4., 3., 9.


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    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]
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    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:10










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    Thank you for the solution.
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    – lio
    Mar 8 at 14:12











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    You’re welcome. I’ve added an answer since this solution works for you
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:13







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    I'm not at a computer right now, so please try Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 8 at 14:21










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M. Well, that is clever! Cool trick :-)
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 16:50















5












$begingroup$


I have:



list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 
1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0


I want to calculate the average but without considering the 0s.



The result should be:



result = Array[0 &, Last@Dimensions@list];

n = Length@result;

Do[
array = list[[All, i]];
total = Total[array];
cnt = Count[array, 0];

If[Length@array - cnt > 0,
result[[i]] = total/(Length@array - cnt),
result[[i]] = 0
];,
i, 1, n
];

result // N

2., 3., 3., 4., 4., 3., 9.


How can I replace the Do loop?










share|improve this question











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  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:10










  • $begingroup$
    Thank you for the solution.
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 8 at 14:12











  • $begingroup$
    You’re welcome. I’ve added an answer since this solution works for you
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:13







  • 5




    $begingroup$
    I'm not at a computer right now, so please try Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 8 at 14:21










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M. Well, that is clever! Cool trick :-)
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 16:50













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$begingroup$


I have:



list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 
1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0


I want to calculate the average but without considering the 0s.



The result should be:



result = Array[0 &, Last@Dimensions@list];

n = Length@result;

Do[
array = list[[All, i]];
total = Total[array];
cnt = Count[array, 0];

If[Length@array - cnt > 0,
result[[i]] = total/(Length@array - cnt),
result[[i]] = 0
];,
i, 1, n
];

result // N

2., 3., 3., 4., 4., 3., 9.


How can I replace the Do loop?










share|improve this question











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I have:



list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 
1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0


I want to calculate the average but without considering the 0s.



The result should be:



result = Array[0 &, Last@Dimensions@list];

n = Length@result;

Do[
array = list[[All, i]];
total = Total[array];
cnt = Count[array, 0];

If[Length@array - cnt > 0,
result[[i]] = total/(Length@array - cnt),
result[[i]] = 0
];,
i, 1, n
];

result // N

2., 3., 3., 4., 4., 3., 9.


How can I replace the Do loop?







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    $begingroup$
    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:10










  • $begingroup$
    Thank you for the solution.
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 8 at 14:12











  • $begingroup$
    You’re welcome. I’ve added an answer since this solution works for you
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:13







  • 5




    $begingroup$
    I'm not at a computer right now, so please try Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 8 at 14:21










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M. Well, that is clever! Cool trick :-)
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 16:50












  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:10










  • $begingroup$
    Thank you for the solution.
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 8 at 14:12











  • $begingroup$
    You’re welcome. I’ve added an answer since this solution works for you
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 14:13







  • 5




    $begingroup$
    I'm not at a computer right now, so please try Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 8 at 14:21










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M. Well, that is clever! Cool trick :-)
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 8 at 16:50







1




1




$begingroup$
Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
Mar 8 at 14:10




$begingroup$
Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
Mar 8 at 14:10












$begingroup$
Thank you for the solution.
$endgroup$
– lio
Mar 8 at 14:12





$begingroup$
Thank you for the solution.
$endgroup$
– lio
Mar 8 at 14:12













$begingroup$
You’re welcome. I’ve added an answer since this solution works for you
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
Mar 8 at 14:13





$begingroup$
You’re welcome. I’ve added an answer since this solution works for you
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
Mar 8 at 14:13





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$begingroup$
I'm not at a computer right now, so please try Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]].
$endgroup$
– J. M. is away
Mar 8 at 14:21




$begingroup$
I'm not at a computer right now, so please try Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]].
$endgroup$
– J. M. is away
Mar 8 at 14:21












$begingroup$
@J.M. Well, that is clever! Cool trick :-)
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
Mar 8 at 16:50




$begingroup$
@J.M. Well, that is clever! Cool trick :-)
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
Mar 8 at 16:50










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I'm posting this as a CW answer, so J.M.'s very nice answer, made in a comment above, gets recorded as a real answer.



list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]]



2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




Update



As J.M. points out in a comment below, there is more robust formulation that handles the cases where one or mort columns contain all zeros.



list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
Total[list]/(Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1)



2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0






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    $begingroup$
    This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 11 at 14:58






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 11 at 15:02


















8












$begingroup$

Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]



2,3,3,4,4,3,9







share|improve this answer









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  • $begingroup$
    This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 11 at 14:58










  • $begingroup$
    @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 11 at 16:09






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    Mar 11 at 18:20


















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ClearAll[means]
means = Mean[#["NonzeroValues"] /. -> 0] & /@ SparseArray[Transpose[#]] &;


Examples:



list1 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
means @ list1



2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




list2 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
means @ list2



2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0







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    I'm posting this as a CW answer, so J.M.'s very nice answer, made in a comment above, gets recorded as a real answer.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]]



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




    Update



    As J.M. points out in a comment below, there is more robust formulation that handles the cases where one or mort columns contain all zeros.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/(Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1)



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0






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    • 1




      $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58






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      $begingroup$
      @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
      $endgroup$
      – J. M. is away
      Mar 11 at 15:02















    8












    $begingroup$

    I'm posting this as a CW answer, so J.M.'s very nice answer, made in a comment above, gets recorded as a real answer.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]]



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




    Update



    As J.M. points out in a comment below, there is more robust formulation that handles the cases where one or mort columns contain all zeros.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/(Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1)



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0






    share|improve this answer











    $endgroup$








    • 1




      $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58






    • 3




      $begingroup$
      @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
      $endgroup$
      – J. M. is away
      Mar 11 at 15:02













    8












    8








    8





    $begingroup$

    I'm posting this as a CW answer, so J.M.'s very nice answer, made in a comment above, gets recorded as a real answer.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]]



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




    Update



    As J.M. points out in a comment below, there is more robust formulation that handles the cases where one or mort columns contain all zeros.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/(Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1)



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0






    share|improve this answer











    $endgroup$



    I'm posting this as a CW answer, so J.M.'s very nice answer, made in a comment above, gets recorded as a real answer.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/Total[Unitize[list]]



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




    Update



    As J.M. points out in a comment below, there is more robust formulation that handles the cases where one or mort columns contain all zeros.



    list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    Total[list]/(Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1)



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0







    share|improve this answer














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      $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58






    • 3




      $begingroup$
      @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
      $endgroup$
      – J. M. is away
      Mar 11 at 15:02












    • 1




      $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58






    • 3




      $begingroup$
      @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
      $endgroup$
      – J. M. is away
      Mar 11 at 15:02







    1




    1




    $begingroup$
    This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 11 at 14:58




    $begingroup$
    This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 11 at 14:58




    3




    3




    $begingroup$
    @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 11 at 15:02




    $begingroup$
    @lio, change the denominator to (Total[Unitize[list]] /. 0 -> 1).
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is away
    Mar 11 at 15:02











    8












    $begingroup$

    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]



    2,3,3,4,4,3,9







    share|improve this answer









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    • $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58










    • $begingroup$
      @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
      $endgroup$
      – MarcoB
      Mar 11 at 16:09






    • 1




      $begingroup$
      I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
      $endgroup$
      – m_goldberg
      Mar 11 at 18:20















    8












    $begingroup$

    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]



    2,3,3,4,4,3,9







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$












    • $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58










    • $begingroup$
      @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
      $endgroup$
      – MarcoB
      Mar 11 at 16:09






    • 1




      $begingroup$
      I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
      $endgroup$
      – m_goldberg
      Mar 11 at 18:20













    8












    8








    8





    $begingroup$

    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]



    2,3,3,4,4,3,9







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$



    Mean /@ DeleteCases[Transpose@list, 0, All]



    2,3,3,4,4,3,9








    share|improve this answer












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    answered Mar 8 at 14:12









    MarcoBMarcoB

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    • $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58










    • $begingroup$
      @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
      $endgroup$
      – MarcoB
      Mar 11 at 16:09






    • 1




      $begingroup$
      I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
      $endgroup$
      – m_goldberg
      Mar 11 at 18:20
















    • $begingroup$
      This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
      $endgroup$
      – lio
      Mar 11 at 14:58










    • $begingroup$
      @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
      $endgroup$
      – MarcoB
      Mar 11 at 16:09






    • 1




      $begingroup$
      I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
      $endgroup$
      – m_goldberg
      Mar 11 at 18:20















    $begingroup$
    This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 11 at 14:58




    $begingroup$
    This produces an error for: list = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0
    $endgroup$
    – lio
    Mar 11 at 14:58












    $begingroup$
    @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 11 at 16:09




    $begingroup$
    @lio, It does not produce an error. It just returns Mean[] in the case that all entries are zero. What result would you expect in that case?
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    Mar 11 at 16:09




    1




    1




    $begingroup$
    I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    Mar 11 at 18:20




    $begingroup$
    I think the OP expects 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0 in this case.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    Mar 11 at 18:20











    1












    $begingroup$

    ClearAll[means]
    means = Mean[#["NonzeroValues"] /. -> 0] & /@ SparseArray[Transpose[#]] &;


    Examples:



    list1 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    means @ list1



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




    list2 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
    means @ list2



    2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0







    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$

















      1












      $begingroup$

      ClearAll[means]
      means = Mean[#["NonzeroValues"] /. -> 0] & /@ SparseArray[Transpose[#]] &;


      Examples:



      list1 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
      means @ list1



      2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




      list2 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
      means @ list2



      2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0







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        1












        1








        1





        $begingroup$

        ClearAll[means]
        means = Mean[#["NonzeroValues"] /. -> 0] & /@ SparseArray[Transpose[#]] &;


        Examples:



        list1 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
        means @ list1



        2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




        list2 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
        means @ list2



        2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0







        share|improve this answer









        $endgroup$



        ClearAll[means]
        means = Mean[#["NonzeroValues"] /. -> 0] & /@ SparseArray[Transpose[#]] &;


        Examples:



        list1 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 9, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
        means @ list1



        2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 9




        list2 = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3, 5, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 0;
        means @ list2



        2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 0








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