Plural of covariance
regular plural
The plural of covariance is covariances.
Forms of covariance
| Singular | covariance /kəʊˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | covariances |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Covariances in a sentence
- The elements of such a correlation matrix do not have asymptotic variances and covariances of the form (1.2), even if S has a Wishart distribution.2002, Karl G. Jöreskog, Dag Sörbom, PRELIS 2 User's Reference Guide, Scientific Software International, page 28
- For each augmented time window, we calculate windowwise covariances.From the entry windowwise
- The existence of boni and mali for the different risks can be interpreted through the sign of estimated covariances.c. 1997, ASTIN Bulletin, page 48. From the entry mali
- Dividing the covariances by the variance gives the autocorrelations.1990, K. Holden, D. Peel, John L. Thompson, Economic Forecasting, →ISBN, page 67. From the entry autocorrelation
Meaning of covariance
- noun A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)= operatorname E((X-μ)(Y-ν)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values scriptstyle E(X),=,μ and scriptstyle E(Y),=,ν.
- noun The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.
Questions about the plural of covariance
- What is the plural of covariance?
- The plural of covariance is covariances.
- Is covariance countable?
- Covariance is a countable and uncountable noun.
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