[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Covariance Question
From: |
Al Piszcz 'peesh' |
Subject: |
Covariance Question |
Date: |
Sun, 2 Mar 2003 07:27:21 -0500 (EST) |
Excel provides a covariance of 4 and Octave 5.333, what
I am doing wrong?
octave:1> x=[3;1;3;9]
x =
3
1
3
9
octave:2> y=[4;4;8;8]
y =
4
4
8
8
octave:3> cov(x,y)
ans = 5.3333
==
The results are given as '4' in the example problem as well.
http://www.visualstatistics.net/Visual%20Statistics%20Multimedia/covariance.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------
Octave is freely available under the terms of the GNU GPL.
Octave's home on the web: http://www.octave.org
How to fund new projects: http://www.octave.org/funding.html
Subscription information: http://www.octave.org/archive.html
-------------------------------------------------------------
- Covariance Question,
Al Piszcz 'peesh' <=