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st: Mata Variance Calculation


From   Thomas Jacobs <[email protected]>
To   StataList <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Mata Variance Calculation
Date   Fri, 14 May 2010 15:57:05 -0500

Hi,

Can anyone confirm whether the variance function in mata is a sample
value (with n-1 observations) as opposed to a population (with n
observations) measure?

IOTW, I have a column vector of 100 values and apply the variance
function.  Is n=99?  From my own calculations it appears to be so but
I wish to be sure and it is not stated in the documentation.  Thanks.

Tom

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Thomas Jacobs
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