Alextp added the comment:

5) pvariance.
Calculates "population variance" of iterable by such formula:

pvariance([x1, x2, ..., xN], M) = ((x1 - M)**2 + ... + (xN - M)**2) / N

M is optional argument which should be value of mean([x1, ... xN]) calculated 
before. If M parameter is missed in call, it's calculated automatically:
M = (x1 + ... + xN) / N

6) variance.
(NOTE: pls check this.)
Calculates "sample variance" from iterable. It's given by the same formula as 
pvariance, but not for entire iterable value set. Only subset of iterable is 
used for calculation. .......... (write here how this subset is taken, randomly 
or what..... i didn't get it from Wikipedia.)

Ok?

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