Talk:Algorithms for calculating variance: Difference between revisions

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:: That is already in the article (the first algorithm), and the problem with it is stated there. [[User:McKay|McKay]] ([[User talk:McKay|talk]]) 02:14, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

:::: Ah, well the connection between the two wasn't spelled out to the satisfaction of my (possibly caffeine-deprived) mind. And, as far as I can tell, nonethe ofonline thealgorithm algorithmsdoes discussnot how toeasily merge statistics from multiple populations, but rather how to updateupdates the statistic one sample at a time. Correct me if I am wrong, or please add a suitable method to the page. [[Special:Contributions/209.237.23.36|209.237.23.36]] ([[User talk:209.237.23.36|talk]]) 22:56, 13 May 2009 (UTC)