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Author	steven.daprano
Recipients	docs@python, steven.daprano
Date	2019-02-24.03:39:59
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The documentation isn't clear as to the difference between mu and xbar, and why one is used in variance and the other in pvariance. See #36018 for discussion. For the record: mu or μ is the population parameter, i.e. the mean of the entire population, if you could average every individual. xbar or x̅ is the mean of a sample.

The documentation isn't clear as to the difference between mu and xbar, and why one is used in variance and the other in pvariance.

See #36018 for discussion.

For the record: mu or μ is the population parameter, i.e. the mean of the entire population, if you could average every individual. xbar or x̅  is the mean of a sample.

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