Colin J. Williams skrev: > Where the distribution of a variate is not known a priori, then I > believe that it can be shown > that the n-1 divisor provides the best estimate of the variance. > Have you ever been shooting with a rifle?
What would you rather do: - Hit 9 or 10, with a bias to the right. - Hit 7 or better, with no bias. Do you think it can be shown that the latter option is the better? No? Sturla Molden _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
