'   [RC] Averages/Root mean square

    SourceList$     ="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10"

    '   If saved as an array we'd have to have a flag for last data.
    '   LB has the very useful word$() to read from delimited strings.
    '   The default delimiter is a space character, " ".

    SumOfSquares    =0
    n               =0      '   This holds index to number, and counts number of data.
    data$           ="666"  '   temporary dummy to enter the loop.

    while data$ <>""                                '   we loop until no data left.
        data$           =word$( SourceList$, n +1)  '   first data, as a string
        NewVal          =val( data$)                '   convert string to number
        SumOfSquares    =SumOfSquares +NewVal^2     '   add to existing sum of squares
        n =n +1                                     '   increment number of data items found
    wend

    n =n -1

    print "Supplied data was ";         SourceList$
    print "This contained ";            n; " numbers."
    print "R.M.S. value is ";           ( SumOfSquares /n)^0.5

    end