DOC: sample variance -> population variance (#46482) #46711
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jreback
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doc/source/user_guide/gotchas.rst
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| @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ integer arrays to floating when NAs must be introduced. | |||
| Differences with NumPy | |||
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| For :class:`Series` and :class:`DataFrame` objects, :meth:`~DataFrame.var` normalizes by | |||
| ``N-1`` to produce unbiased estimates of the sample variance, while NumPy's | |||
| ``N-1`` to produce unbiased estimates of the population variance, while NumPy's | |||
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why don't we also put the appropriate wiki link here as well.
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sounds good. for those who are confused with sample and population variance
mroeschke
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@mroeschke sorry i dont understand what you mean.... you mean another pull request? |
no what you did is fine |
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This reverts commit b4f97fe.
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thanks @kwhkim |
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doc/source/whatsnew/vX.X.X.rstfile if fixing a bug or adding a new feature.