Variance Calculations (Variance Calculations)

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Description

Given a set of n (real/integer) numbers, compute the variance (sample or population). Of interest is streaming algorithms and numerical stability.

Parameters

n: number of values

Table of Algorithms

Name Year Time Space Approximation Factor Model Reference
Naïve algorithm 1940 $O(n)$ $O({1})$ auxiliary Exact Deterministic
Two-pass algorithm 1940 $O(n)$ $O({1})$ auxiliary Exact Deterministic
Welford's Online algorithm 1962 $O(n)$ $O({1})$ auxiliary Exact Deterministic Time
Weighted incremental algorithm 1979 $O(n)$ $O({1})$ auxiliary Exact Deterministic Time
Chan's algorithm Parallel Implementation 1979 $O(log n)$ $O({1})$ per processor Exact Parallel Time

Time Complexity Graph

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Space Complexity Graph

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Pareto Frontier Improvements Graph

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