[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2170: Wrong result when calculating the mean masking nan values on a 64 bit system

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#2170: Wrong result when calculating the mean masking nan values on a 64 bit
system
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 Reporter:  knopfra  |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  high     |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other    |     Version:  1.6.1      
 Keywords:           |  
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Comment(by knopfra):

 An additional comment that reduces the priority of the issue reported:
  * the array provided contains elements of type float32
  * as reported by the numpy.mean documentation, the mean is computed using
 the same precision the input has and this explains the incorrect mean
 value in the 64 bit system
  * converting the array elements to type float64, the mean value obtained
 is correct
  * in the 32 bit system, the python version used is " Python 2.7.2 -- EPD
 7.1-2 (32-bit)" (Enthought Python Distribution)

 The different results obtained by the 64 bit and 32 bit versions is still
 not clear

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