Associations to the word «Covariance»
Noun
- Variance
- Matrix
- Matrice
- Correlation
- Regression
- Estimation
- Variable
- Relativity
- Tensor
- Eddy
- Vector
- Mean
- Deviation
- Flux
- Estimate
- Parameter
- Coefficient
- Decomposition
- Lag
- Equation
- Kernel
- Portfolio
- Error
- Likelihood
- Generalization
- Symmetry
- Exp
- Statistic
- Fluctuation
- Probability
- Filter
- Rp
- Measurement
- Modeling
- Einstein
- Subspace
- Bias
- Mapping
- Allele
- Dispersion
- Analysis
- Coordinate
- Transformation
- Perturbation
- Distribution
- Pearson
- Computation
- Determinant
- Zero
- Sigma
- Able
- Sampling
- Formulation
- Assumption
- Hilbert
Adjective
- Gaussian
- Diagonal
- Orthogonal
- Symmetric
- Squared
- Random
- Quadratic
- Weighted
- Inverse
- Zero
- Stochastic
- Conditional
- Sample
- Linear
- Variable
- Spatial
- Statistical
- Optimal
- Latent
- Definite
- Euclidean
- Invariant
- Dimensional
- Causal
- Exponential
- Gravitational
- Nonlinear
- Stationary
- Proportional
- Finite
- Discrete
- Geometric
- Arbitrary
- Rotational
- Adaptive
- Mean
- Empirical
- Spectral
- Modeled
Wiktionary
COVARIANCE, noun. (statistics) A statistical measure defined as \(\scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu))\) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \(\scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu\) and \(\scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu\).
COVARIANCE, noun. (computing) (programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.
Dictionary definition
COVARIANCE, noun. (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means.
Wise words
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