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# scipy.stats.mstats.trima

`scipy.stats.mstats.``trima`(a, limits=None, inclusive=(True, True))

  Trims an array by masking the data outside some given limits.

  Returns a masked version of the input array.

  Parameters: | a : array_like Input array. limits : {None, tuple}, optional Tuple of (lower limit, upper limit) in absolute values. Values of the input array lower (greater) than the lower (upper) limit will be masked. A limit is None indicates an open interval. inclusive : (bool, bool) tuple, optional Tuple of (lower flag, upper flag), indicating whether values exactly equal to the lower (upper) limit are allowed.