On Bessel’s Correction: Unbiased Sample Variance, the “Bariance,†and a Novel Runtime-Optimized Estimator
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Unbiased sample variance; Runtime-optimized linear unbiased sample variance estimators;JEL classification:
- C10 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - General
- C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
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