diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/descriptive/DescriptiveStatistics.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/descriptive/DescriptiveStatistics.java
index 40f539c8c..c32463944 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/descriptive/DescriptiveStatistics.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/descriptive/DescriptiveStatistics.java
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ public class DescriptiveStatistics implements StatisticalSummary, Serializable {
         setWindowSize(window);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Construct a DescriptiveStatistics instance with an infinite window
+     * and the initial data values in double[] initialDoubleArray.
+     * If initialDoubleArray is null, then this constructor corresponds to 
+     * DescriptiveStatistics()
+     *
+     * @param initialDoubleArray the initial double[].
+     */
+    public DescriptiveStatistics(double[] initialDoubleArray) {
+        if (initialDoubleArray != null) {
+            eDA = new ResizableDoubleArray(initialDoubleArray);
+    	}
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Copy constructor.  Construct a new DescriptiveStatistics instance that
      * is a copy of original.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/DoubleArray.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/DoubleArray.java
index 03c90957b..0bc0a652a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/DoubleArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/DoubleArray.java
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ public interface DoubleArray {
      */
     void addElement(double value);
 
+    /**
+     * Adds elements to the end of this expandable array
+     *
+     * @param values to be added to end of array
+     */
+    void addElements(double[] values);
+
     /**
      * <p>
      * Adds an element to the end of the array and removes the first
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArray.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArray.java
index f55ffb790..08acfc81d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArray.java
@@ -160,6 +160,29 @@ public class ResizableDoubleArray implements DoubleArray, Serializable {
         internalArray = new double[this.initialCapacity];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a ResizableArray from an existing double[] with the 
+     * initial capacity and numElements corresponding to the size of 
+     * the supplied double[] array. If the supplied array is null, a 
+     * new empty array with the default initial capacity will be created. 
+     * Other properties take default values:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li><code>initialCapacity = 16</code></li>
+     * <li><code>expansionMode = MULTIPLICATIVE_MODE</code></li>
+     * <li><code>expansionFactor = 2.5</code></li>
+     * <li><code>contractionFactor = 2.0</code></li>
+     * </ul>
+     */
+    public ResizableDoubleArray(double[] initialArray) {
+        if (initialArray == null) {
+            internalArray = new double[initialCapacity];
+        } else {
+            internalArray = initialArray;
+            initialCapacity = initialArray.length;
+            numElements = initialArray.length;
+        }
+    }
+    
     /**
      * <p>
      * Create a ResizableArray with the specified initial capacity
@@ -274,6 +297,20 @@ public class ResizableDoubleArray implements DoubleArray, Serializable {
             contract();
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Adds several element to the end of this expandable array.
+     *
+     * @param values to be added to end of array
+     */
+    public synchronized void addElements(double[] values) {
+        final double[] tempArray = new double[numElements + values.length + 1];
+        System.arraycopy(internalArray, startIndex, tempArray, 0, numElements);
+        System.arraycopy(values, 0, tempArray, numElements, values.length);
+        internalArray = tempArray;
+        startIndex = 0;
+        numElements += values.length;
+    }
 
     /**
      * <p>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArrayTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArrayTest.java
index b869028d5..40ff96692 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArrayTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/ResizableDoubleArrayTest.java
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ public class ResizableDoubleArrayTest extends DoubleArrayAbstractTest {
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
             // expected
         }
+        
+        testDa = new ResizableDoubleArray((double[]) null);
+        assertEquals(0, testDa.getNumElements());
+        
+        double[] initialArray = new double[] { 0, 1, 2 };        
+        testDa = new ResizableDoubleArray(initialArray);
+        assertEquals(3, testDa.getNumElements());
 
         testDa = new ResizableDoubleArray(2, 2.0f);
         assertEquals(0, testDa.getNumElements());
@@ -184,6 +191,33 @@ public class ResizableDoubleArrayTest extends DoubleArrayAbstractTest {
                 "16 and an expansion factor of 2.0",
                 1024, ((ResizableDoubleArray) da).getInternalLength());
     }
+    
+    public void testAddElements() {
+        ResizableDoubleArray testDa = new ResizableDoubleArray();
+        
+        // MULTIPLICATIVE_MODE
+        testDa.addElements(new double[] {4, 5, 6});
+        assertEquals(3, testDa.getNumElements(), 0);
+        assertEquals(4, testDa.getElement(0), 0);
+        assertEquals(5, testDa.getElement(1), 0);
+        assertEquals(6, testDa.getElement(2), 0);
+        
+        testDa.addElements(new double[] {4, 5, 6});
+        assertEquals(6, testDa.getNumElements());
+
+        // ADDITIVE_MODE  (x's are occupied storage locations, 0's are open)
+        testDa = new ResizableDoubleArray(2, 2.0f, 2.5f,
+                ResizableDoubleArray.ADDITIVE_MODE);        
+        assertEquals(2, testDa.getInternalLength());
+        testDa.addElements(new double[] { 1d }); // x,0
+        testDa.addElements(new double[] { 2d }); // x,x
+        testDa.addElements(new double[] { 3d }); // x,x,x,0 -- expanded
+        assertEquals(1d, testDa.getElement(0), 0);
+        assertEquals(2d, testDa.getElement(1), 0);
+        assertEquals(3d, testDa.getElement(2), 0);
+        assertEquals(4, testDa.getInternalLength());  // x,x,x,0
+        assertEquals(3, testDa.getNumElements());
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void testAddElementRolling() {