`scipy.stats._probability_distribution:_ProbabilityDistribution.variance`

Signature

def variance(self, *, method)

Variance (central second moment)

method : {None, 'formula', 'transform', 'normalize', 'quadrature', 'cache'}: Method used to calculate the central second moment. Not all methods are available for all distributions. See moment for details.

Instantiate a distribution with the desired parameters:

from scipy import stats
X = stats.Normal(mu=1., sigma=2.)

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Evaluate the variance:

X.variance()
X.variance() == X.moment(order=2, kind='central') == X.sigma**2

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