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Calculating variance for an array of numbers in JavaScript
Problem
We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in an array of numbers sorted in increasing order.
Our function should calculate the variance for the array of numbers. Variance of a set of numbers is calculated on the basis of their mean.
$Mean (M) = ( \sum_{i=0}^{n-1} arr[i])$ / n
And variance (V) = $(\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} (arr[i] - M)^2)$ / n
Example
Following is the code −
const arr = [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10];
const findVariance = (arr = []) => {
if(!arr.length){
return 0;
};
const sum = arr.reduce((acc, val) => acc + val);
const { length: num } = arr;
const median = sum / num;
let variance = 0;
arr.forEach(num => {
variance += ((num - median) * (num - median));
});
variance /= num;
return variance;
};
console.log(findVariance(arr))Output
4.204081632653061
Updated on: 21-Apr-2021
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