Command: Variance

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Name:
 Variance - returns the variance of the elements of an array
Synopsis:
 array Variance -> double, unbiased estimate of variance of elements
Parameters:
 array
Description:
 The function is implemented in SLI using Mean and Total
Examples:
 [8 4 3 6 9 5] Variance --> 5.366
Remarks:
 The Mathematica version is more general.
 Replaces arr::Var in future versions.
Author:
 Diesmann
FirstVersion:
 2009.2.22
References:
   [1] The Mathematica Book "Variance"
SeeAlso:Max Sort Total Mean StandardDeviation
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/mathematica.sli

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