New submission from Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info>: The documentation isn't clear as to the difference between mu and xbar, and why one is used in variance and the other in pvariance.
See #36018 for discussion. For the record: mu or μ is the population parameter, i.e. the mean of the entire population, if you could average every individual. xbar or x̅ is the mean of a sample. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 336424 nosy: docs@python, steven.daprano priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Clarify the difference between mu and xbar in the statistics documentation type: behavior versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue36099> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
