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covariance_p

Population covariance.

Syntax

Section titled “Syntax”
v = covariance_p(array1, array2)

Description

Section titled “Description”

Returns the population covariance — uses n denominator instead of n-1. Equivalent to Excel’s COVARIANCE.P.

Example

Section titled “Example”
covariance_p([1 2 3 4], [4 3 2 1])    % -1.25

See also

Section titled “See also”
  • covariance_s — Sample covariance.
  • pearson — Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.