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Module: Editor

Version: 18.03+

Type: Double

Category: Statistical

 

Description

The formula 'Variance' returns the variance of a matrix over the rows or the columns of that matrix, depending on the chosen dimension.

Parameters

Matrix:

The matrix you want to know the variance of.

Dimension:

The dimension to take the variance over. 1 means downwards (over rows), 2 means rightwards (over columns).

Example

Description

In the following example the formula 'Variance' is used to take the variance over the columns.

Values parameters

Matrix:

Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4 Column5
13 11 17 12 11
1 9 4 2 8

 

Dimension: 2

Result

Matrix:

Column1
6,2
12,7

 

As you see the results are the variances of the rows of the matrix.

External Links

- Variance: This page describes the variance and it's relation to other statistics.

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Updated: 2018-01-31