hi ,

i need help to complete wrting a program
//

#include<iostream>
#include<cmath>



using namespace std;
int main()
{



    //decaler data here
    double var, n=0,  sum = 0;
    double x, xi;



    //input
    cout << "please enter the value of x :";
    cin >> x;
    cout << "please enter the value of xi :";
    cin >> xi;
    //calculations

    while (xi > 0) {
        cout << "please enter the value of xi :";
        cin >> xi;

        sum += pow((xi - x), 2);
        n++;
    }




        cout << "the number of observation is :" << n << endl;
        cout << "the sum of (xi-x)2 is :" << sum << endl;

        //computaion

        var = (sum / n);

        //output

        cout << "the variance is :" << var << endl;

        //process

        if (var < 10)
        {
            cout << "the flag vlaue is:" << 'A';
            cout << "Excellent observation";
        }


        else if (var >= 10 && var < 15) {



            cout << "the flag vlaue is:" << 'B';
            cout << "Normal observation";
        }


        else if (var >= 15 && var < 20) {
            cout << "the flag vlaue is:" << 'C';
            cout << "Acceptable observation";
        }


        else if (var >= 20){
            cout << "the flag vlaue is:" << 'D';
            cout << "Not acceptable at all";
        }

        else
            cout << "Errors";




    system("pause");
    return 0;



}

this what i wrote ,
acutely it work well until (the number of observation)
but it give me wrong vlaue for (the sum of (xi-x)2) and (the variance ) !!
also if statement does not work at all ?
help me please :( i should submit the assignment ,

Hi, alzooz, welcome at DaniWeb! :)
At line 27 you enter xi.
If it is a termination condition (xi==0), it is also added to sum and n is also updated. So your calculation will not be correct. Use an if statement to avoid this.

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