释义 |
Sample VarianceTo estimate the population Variance from a sample of elements with a priori unknown Mean (i.e.,the Mean is estimated from the sample itself), we need an unbiased Estimator for . This is thek-Statistic , where
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and is the sample variance
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Note that some authors prefer the definition
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since this makes the sample variance an Unbiased Estimator for the population variance.See also k-Statistic, Variance
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