+template <typename meastype, typename restype>
+int obstat<meastype,restype>::computeJack(void (*preMeasFunc)(vector< vector <meastype> > *allVals, vector<meastype> *preCalculated, void *para), 
+                                         restype (*measFunc)(vector<meastype> *preCalculated, vector<meastype> *excludedmeas, void *para), 
+                                         void *para) {
+  int nmeas=measurements.size();
+  restype manymeans[nmeas];
+  result jackres;
+  vector<meastype> preCalculated;
+
+  jackres.val = 0;
+  jackres.err = 0;
+
+  preMeasFunc(&measurements, &preCalculated, para);
+
+  int imeas=0;
+  for(typename vector< vector<meastype> >::iterator removedIt = measurements.begin(); removedIt != measurements.end(); ++removedIt, imeas++) {
+    manymeans[imeas] = measFunc(&preCalculated, &(*removedIt), para);
+    jackres.val += manymeans[imeas]; 
+  }
+  jackres.val /= nmeas;
+  
+  for(int imean=0; imean<nmeas; imean++)
+    jackres.err += pow( manymeans[imean] - jackres.val, 2 );
+  jackres.err *= (double)(nmeas-1)/nmeas;
+  jackres.err = sqrt(jackres.err);
+
+  computations.push_back(jackres);
+
+  return computations.size()-1;
+}
+