Average, max, and min program in C

Question

So I\'m coding in C, and I need to come up with code that will take n numbers from the user, and find their minimum, maximum, average, and sum of squares for for their values. S

Answer 1

Your algorithm is not quite right. Below is the correct implementation:

#include 
#include 
#include 

int main(void)
{
    float average;
    int n, num, count = 0, sum = 0, squaresum = 0;
    int min = INT_MAX, max = INT_MIN;
    bool gotAnswer = false;

    /* Don't Let User Enter Wrong Input */
    while(!gotAnswer)
    {
        printf("Please enter the number of numbers you wish to evaluate: ");
        if(scanf_s("%d", &n) != 1)
        {
            /* User Entered Wrong Input; Clean Up stdin Stream*/
            while(getchar() != '\n')
            {
                 continue;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            /* User Input Was Good */
            gotAnswer = true;
        }
    }

    /* Clear stdin Stream Just In Case */
    while(getchar() != '\n')
        continue;

    while(count < n)
    {
        /* Don't Let User Enter Wrong Input */
        gotAnswer = false;
        printf("Enter number %d: ", count + 1);
        if(scanf_s("%d", &num) != 1)
        {
            /* User Entered Wrong Input; Clean Up stdin Stream */
            while(getchar() != '\n')
                continue;

            /* Let User Try Again */
            continue;
        }
        else
        {
            /* User Input Was Correct */
            gotAnswer = true;

            /* Clear stdin Stream Just In Case */
            while(getchar() != '\n')
                continue;
        }

        if(num > max)
            max = num;
        if(num < min)
            min = num;

        sum += num;
        squaresum += num * num;
        count++;
    }

    average = 1.0 * sum / n;

    printf("Your average is %.2f\n", average);
    printf("The sum of your squares is %d\n", squaresum);    
    printf("Your maximum number is %d\n", max);
    printf("Your minimum number is %d\n", min);

    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

I've added error checking and recovery. Please ask if you have any questions about the logic.