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Var()

Summary

Returns the variance on an array of numbers.

 

Syntax

var_value = Var(array input_data, integer sample_flag)

 

Argument Contents
input_data An array of numbers
sample_flag 0 to compute the population variance; 1 to compute the sample variance

 

Returns

A real number indicating the variance of the values in input_array.

 

Notes

Error Codes

Error Type Meaning
Error The array contains values that are null or are not numbers

 

See Also

Function Summary
Std() Returns the standard deviation of the elements of an array
Mean() Computes the mean (average) of the elements of an array
Median() Computes the median of the elements of an array
Skew() Returns the skew of the values in an array
Kurtosis() Returns the kurtosis of a set of numbers

 

 

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