how do you not calculate first row of a multidimensional array?

I am trying to use a double array to calculate sales totals per saleperson and overall averages but do not want to use the salesperson number in the calculations. Can someone show me the correct code?

Below is how I start:

Code:

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import java.awt.*;

public class SalesArray extends JApplet {
int Sales[][] = {{1180,45,75,94,65},
                        {1181,21,88,89,20},
                        {1182,79,51,55,67}};

int salesperson, items;
String output;
JTextArea outputArea;

{rest of code}

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I am trying to not use the first column in my calculation but to output it only under saleperson and get the following output:

Code:

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Salesperson [1] [2] [3] [4]  Average:
      1180      45 75  94  65 
      1181      21 88  89  20
      1182      79 51  55  67

Lowest Sales earned =
Highest Sales earned =
Overall Average =
Mediam of overall Sales =

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[ArchAngel added CODE tags]

Firstly, this is not a good way to store your data. But I'm assuming that this is a coursework, so your lecturer has decided that data is to be stored like this. Tell him I think that's rubbish design.

Anyway, I can't see any effort you've made to solve this problem. Post the code you have so far and we'll see what we can do.

However, the simple answer is "start your calculations from index 1, not 0".

So your saying that my problem is starting with element 0? I am using elements 1 through (SalesArray.length - 1) in my code. Element 0 is the salesperson.

I am printing elements 0 through length-1 to produce column titles.

So what's the problem?

Sorry it took so long to respond - vacation.

Here is the code I have so far...I cannot figure out how to ignore the first element of the array in my calculations (especially total average of all sales) and how to display the results in the proper format.

Can someone help?

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class SalesArray extends JApplet {
int Sales[][] = {{1180,45,75,94,65},
{1181,21,88,89,20},
{1182,79,51,55,67}};

int salesperson, items;
String output;
JTextArea outputArea;


public void init()
{
salesperson=sales.length;
items = sales[ 1 ].length;

outputArea = new JTextArea();
Container container = getContentPane();
container.add(outputArea);

output = "The array is:\n";
buildString();

output += "\n\nLowest sale: " + minimum() +
"\nHighest sale: " + maximum() + "\n";

for (int counter = 0; counter < salesperson; counter++)
output += "\nAverage for Salesperson" + counter + "is"+
average(Sales[counter]);

outputArea.setFont(
new Font("Courier", Font.PLAIN, 12));

outputArea.setText(output);
}

public int minimum()
{
int lowSales = Sales[0][1];

for (int row=0; row < salesperson; row++)
for (int column = 1; column < items; column++)

if (Sales[row][column]<lowSales)
lowSales = Sales[row][column];
return lowSales;
}

public int maximum()
{
int highSales = Sales[0][1];

for (int row=0; row < salesperson; row++)
for (int column = 1; column < items; column++)

if (Sales[row][column] > highSales)
highSales = Sales[row][column];

return highSales;
}

public double average(int setOfsales[])
{
int total = 0;

for (int count = 0; count < setOfsales.length-1; count++)
total += setOfsales[count];

return(double)total / setOfsales.length;
}

public static double mean(int setOfsales[])
{
double sum = 0; // sum of all the elements
for (int count= 0; count < setOfsales.length-1; count++) {
sum += setOfsales[count];
}
return sum / setOfsales.length;
}//end method mean

public void buildString()
{
output +=" ";

for (int counter = 0; counter < items; counter++)
output +="Salesperson" + "[ " + counter + " ]" + "Average\n";

for(int counter=0; counter<items;counter++)
output+="Total Average" + "mean";

for (int row = 0; row < salesperson; row++) {
output += "[" + row + "] ";

for(int column = 1; column < items; column++)
output += Sales[row][column] + " ";
}
}
}