diff --git a/util/math/abs.go b/util/math/abs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4340250e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/abs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Abs(val float64) float64 {
+	return math.Abs(val)
+}
diff --git a/util/math/bool.go b/util/math/bool.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59d63f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/bool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+func Bool(val bool) int {
+	if val {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/util/math/bottom.go b/util/math/bottom.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15fadb3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/bottom.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+func Bottom(vals []float64, take int) []float64 {
+
+	var out []float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sort := Sort(vals)
+
+	for i := 0; i < take && i < len(vals); i++ {
+		out = append(out, sort[i])
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/util/math/ceil.go b/util/math/ceil.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41ef8d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/ceil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Ceil(val float64) float64 {
+	return math.Ceil(val)
+}
diff --git a/util/math/copy.go b/util/math/copy.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee6c0f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/copy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+func Copy(vals []float64) []float64 {
+
+	outs := make([]float64, len(vals))
+
+	copy(outs, vals)
+
+	return outs
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/correlation.go b/util/math/correlation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f17a2f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/correlation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Correlation(a, b []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	sa := PopulationStandardDeviation(a)
+	sb := PopulationStandardDeviation(b)
+	co := PopulationCovariance(a, b)
+
+	if sa == 0 || sb == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return co / (sa * sb)
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/covariance.go b/util/math/covariance.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36ce8c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/covariance.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Covariance(a, b []float64) float64 {
+
+	var ss float64
+
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	l, ma, mb := Size(a), Mean(a), Mean(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+		da := (a[i] - ma)
+		db := (b[i] - mb)
+		ss += (da*db - ss) / float64(i+1)
+	}
+
+	return ss * float64(l) / float64(l-1)
+
+}
+
+func PopulationCovariance(a, b []float64) float64 {
+
+	var ss float64
+
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	l, ma, mb := Size(a), Mean(a), Mean(b)
+
+	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+		da := (a[i] - ma)
+		db := (b[i] - mb)
+		ss += da * db
+	}
+
+	return ss / float64(l)
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/deviation.go b/util/math/deviation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7eae2c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/deviation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func StandardDeviation(vals []float64, sample bool) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return math.Pow(Variance(vals, sample), 0.5)
+
+}
+
+func SampleStandardDeviation(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return math.Pow(SampleVariance(vals), 0.5)
+
+}
+
+func PopulationStandardDeviation(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return math.Pow(PopulationVariance(vals), 0.5)
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/floor.go b/util/math/floor.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d40de36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/floor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Floor(val float64) float64 {
+	return math.Floor(val)
+}
diff --git a/util/math/max.go b/util/math/max.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60376af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/max.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Max(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	var max float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	max = vals[0]
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		if v > max {
+			max = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return max
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/mean.go b/util/math/mean.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8923edc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/mean.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Mean(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return Sum(vals) / float64(len(vals))
+
+}
+
+func RollingMean(cnt int64, sum float64) float64 {
+
+	return sum / float64(cnt)
+
+}
+
+func GeometricMean(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return math.Pow(Product(vals), 1/float64(len(vals)))
+
+}
+
+func HarmonicMean(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	var out float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		if v < 0 {
+			return math.NaN()
+		} else if v == 0 {
+			return math.NaN()
+		}
+		out += (1 / v)
+	}
+
+	return float64(len(vals)) / out
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/median.go b/util/math/median.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10abf609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/median.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Median(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	l := len(vals)
+
+	switch {
+	case l%2 == 0:
+		sort := Sort(vals)
+		return Mean(sort[l/2-1 : l/2+1])
+	default:
+		sort := Sort(vals)
+		return float64(sort[l/2])
+	}
+
+}
+
+func MedianAbsoluteDeviation(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	dups := Copy(vals)
+
+	m := Median(dups)
+
+	for k, v := range dups {
+		dups[k] = math.Abs(v - m)
+	}
+
+	return Median(dups)
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/midhinge.go b/util/math/midhinge.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3c318ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/midhinge.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Midhinge(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	q1, _, q3 := Quartile(vals)
+
+	return (q1 + q3) / 2
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/min.go b/util/math/min.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2340119e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/min.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Min(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	var min float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	min = vals[0]
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		if v < min {
+			min = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return min
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/mode.go b/util/math/mode.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7267f01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/mode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "sort"
+
+func Mode(vals []float64) []float64 {
+
+	var out []float64
+
+	switch len(vals) {
+	case 1:
+		return vals
+	case 0:
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if !sort.Float64sAreSorted(vals) {
+		vals = Sort(vals)
+	}
+
+	out = make([]float64, 5)
+
+	cnt, max := 1, 1
+
+	for i := 1; i < len(vals); i++ {
+		switch {
+		case vals[i] == vals[i-1]:
+			cnt++
+		case cnt == max && max != 1:
+			out = append(out, vals[i-1])
+			cnt = 1
+		case cnt > max:
+			out = append(out[:0], vals[i-1])
+			max, cnt = cnt, 1
+		default:
+			cnt = 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case cnt == max:
+		out = append(out, vals[len(vals)-1])
+	case cnt > max:
+		out = append(out[:0], vals[len(vals)-1])
+		max = cnt
+	}
+
+	if max == 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/util/math/percentile.go b/util/math/percentile.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05acc86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/percentile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Percentile(vals []float64, percent float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if percent <= 0 || percent > 100 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	sort := Sort(vals)
+	size := Size(vals)
+	indx := (percent / 100) * float64(size)
+
+	switch {
+	case indx == Whole(indx):
+		i := int(indx)
+		return sort[i-1]
+	case indx > 1:
+		i := int(indx)
+		return Mean([]float64{sort[i-1], sort[i]})
+	default:
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+}
+
+func NearestRankPercentile(vals []float64, percent float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	if percent <= 0 || percent > 100 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	sort := Sort(vals)
+	size := Size(vals)
+
+	if percent == 100 {
+		return sort[size-1]
+	}
+
+	r := int(math.Ceil(float64(size) * percent / 100))
+
+	if r == 0 {
+		return sort[0]
+	}
+
+	return sort[r-1]
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/product.go b/util/math/product.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77482b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/product.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Product(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	var out float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		switch out {
+		case 0:
+			out = v
+		default:
+			out *= v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return out
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/quartile.go b/util/math/quartile.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae255c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/quartile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Quartile(vals []float64) (float64, float64, float64) {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN(), math.NaN(), math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	l := len(vals)
+
+	switch {
+	case l%2 == 0:
+		c1 := l / 2
+		c2 := l / 2
+		sort := Sort(vals)
+		return Median(sort[:c1]), Median(sort), Median(sort[c2:])
+	default:
+		c1 := (l - 1) / 2
+		c2 := c1 + 1
+		sort := Sort(vals)
+		return Median(sort[:c1]), Median(sort), Median(sort[c2:])
+	}
+
+}
+
+func InterQuartileRange(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	q1, _, q3 := Quartile(vals)
+
+	return q3 - q1
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/round.go b/util/math/round.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b8f9a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/round.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Round(val float64) float64 {
+	return math.Floor(val + 0.5)
+}
diff --git a/util/math/sample.go b/util/math/sample.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4913a66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/sample.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math/rand"
+
+func Sample(vals []float64, take int) []float64 {
+
+	var out []float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range rand.Perm(len(vals)) {
+		if k < take {
+			out = append(out, vals[v])
+			continue
+		}
+		break
+	}
+
+	return out
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/size.go b/util/math/size.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45885a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/size.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+func Size(vals []float64) int {
+	return len(vals)
+}
diff --git a/util/math/sort.go b/util/math/sort.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0412b603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/sort.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "sort"
+
+func Sort(vals []float64) []float64 {
+
+	outs := Copy(vals)
+
+	sort.Float64s(outs)
+
+	return outs
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/spread.go b/util/math/spread.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1de0bc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/spread.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Spread(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	var min, max float64
+
+	switch len(vals) {
+	case 0:
+		return math.NaN()
+	case 1:
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		switch {
+		case v < min:
+			min = v
+		case v > max:
+			max = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return max - min
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/sum.go b/util/math/sum.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52e516c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/sum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Sum(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	var sum float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		sum += v
+	}
+
+	return sum
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/top.go b/util/math/top.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d492c44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/top.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+func Top(vals []float64, take int) []float64 {
+
+	var out []float64
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sort := Sort(vals)
+
+	for i := 0; i < take && i < len(vals); i++ {
+		out = append(out, sort[len(vals)-1-i])
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/util/math/trimean.go b/util/math/trimean.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21e72b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/trimean.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Trimean(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	q1, q2, q3 := Quartile(vals)
+
+	return (q1 + (q2 * 2) + q3) / 4
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/variance.go b/util/math/variance.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40bd832a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/variance.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+import "math"
+
+func Variance(vals []float64, sample bool) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	var out float64
+
+	m := Mean(vals)
+
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		out += (float64(v) - m) * (float64(v) - m)
+	}
+
+	return out / float64((len(vals) - (1 * Bool(sample))))
+
+}
+
+func SampleVariance(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return Variance(vals, true)
+
+}
+
+func PopulationVariance(vals []float64) float64 {
+
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return math.NaN()
+	}
+
+	return Variance(vals, false)
+
+}
diff --git a/util/math/whole.go b/util/math/whole.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e739e897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/math/whole.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package math
+
+func Whole(val float64) float64 {
+	return float64(int64(val))
+}