math variance for math
Returns the variance of a list of numbers or of each column in a
table.
Signature
> math variance {flags}
Flags
-
--sample, -s: calculate sample variance (i.e. using N-1 as the denominator)
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| list<number> | number |
Examples
Get the variance of a list of numbers
> [1 2 3 4 5] | math variance
2
Get the sample variance of a list of numbers
> [1 2 3 4 5] | math variance --sample
2.5