Find the submatrix with the smallest mean, 2.0

Question

You're given a n-by-m matrix of integers, where n,m > 3. Your task is to find the 3-by-3 sub-matrix that has the lowest mean, and output this value.

Rules and clarifications:

• The integers will be non-negative
• Optional input and output format
• The output must be accurate up to at least 2 decimal poins (if it's non-integer)
• The submatrices can be made up of arbitrary columns and rows

Test cases:

1   0   4   0   1   0
1   0   4   0   1   0
4   3   4   3   4   3
1   0   4   0   1   0

Minimum mean: 0   (We have chosen columns 2,4,6 and rows 1,2,4 (1-indexed)
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4    8    9    7
5   10    1    5
8    5    2    4
8    3    5   10
6    6    3    4

Minimum mean: 4.2222
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1   0   0   0   0
0   2   0   0   0
0   0   3   0   0
0   0   0   4   0
0   0   0   0   5

Minimum mean: 0.11111
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371   565   361   625   879   504   113   104
943   544   157   799   726   832   228   405
743   114   171   506   943   181   823   454
503   410   333   735   554   227   423   662
629   439   191   707    52   751   506   924

Minimum mean: 309.56

Answer 1

Mathematica, 77 50 bytes

±x_:=x~Subsets~{3}
Min[Mean/@Mean/@±#&/@±#]&

 is Mathematica's transposition operator (and is rendered as a superscript T in Mathematica).

This answer first defines a helper operator ± which returns all 3-element subsets of a list, and then evaluates to an unnamed function which uses this operator to solve the problem.

This is done by first computing all 3-element subsets of the matrix's rows. Then for each such subset, we transpose it and compute its 3-element subset of rows. This gives us all possible 3x3 submatrices (although they are transposed). We then compute the mean on all of them and find the overall minimum.

Answer 2

Jelly, 15 12 bytes

œc3S€Zµ⁺FṂ÷9

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How it works

œc3S€Zµ⁺FṂ÷9  Main link. Argument: M (matrix)

œc3           Yield all combinations of 3 rows.
   S€         Map column-wise sum over the combinations.
     Z        Zip, transposing rows and columns.
      µ       Combine all links to the left into a chain.
       ⁺      Duplicate the chain, executing it twice.
        F     Flatten.
         Ṃ    Take the minimum.
          ÷9  Divide it by 9.

Answer 3

05AB1E, 21 16 bytes

2Fvyæ3ùO})ø}˜9/W

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Explanation

• For each row, get the sum of each ordered subset of size 3
• Transpose the resulting matrix
• For each row, get the sum of each ordered subset of size 3
• Flatten the resulting matrix
• Divide by 9
• Get the minimum

Answer 4

Haskell, 90 bytes

import Data.List
t r=[a+b+c|[a,b,c]<-subsequences r]
s=(/9).minimum.(t=<<).transpose.map t

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Answer 5

Bean, 198 bytes

Hexdump:

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Equivalent JavaScript:

// indices array increment function
var i=(a,l=$.length,j=2)=>++a[j]>=l+j-2?a[j]=j&&i(a,l,j-1)+1:a[j],
// row indices
    r=[0,1,2],
// column indices
    c=[...r],
// minimum sum
    m=Infinity;
do{
  do{
// calculate sum of current row/column indices and keep minimum
    m=Math.min(m,
      (r.reduce((s,y)=>s+c.reduce((s,x)=>s+$[y][x])))
    )
// until column indices loop
  }while(i(c,A.length)!=2)
// until row indices loop
}while(i(r)!=2)
// output mean
m/9

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