varPop

Introduced in: v1.1.0 Calculates the population variance. The population variance is calculated using the formula:

\frac{\Sigma{(x - \bar{x})^2}}{n}

Where:

$x$ is each value in the population
$\bar{x}$ is the population mean
$n$ is the population size

This function uses a numerically unstable algorithm. If you need numerical stability in calculations, use the varPopStable function. It works slower but provides a lower computational error.

Syntax

varPop(x)

Aliases: VAR_POP Arguments

x — Population of values to find the population variance of. (U)Int* or Float* or Decimal*

Returned value Returns the population variance of x. Float64 Examples Computing population variance

Query

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_data;
CREATE TABLE test_data
(
    x UInt8,
)
ENGINE = Memory;

INSERT INTO test_data VALUES (3), (3), (3), (4), (4), (5), (5), (7), (11), (15);

SELECT
    varPop(x) AS var_pop
FROM test_data;

Response

┌─var_pop─┐
│    14.4 │
└─────────┘

Last modified on July 2, 2026

varPopStableReturns the population variance. Unlike varPop , this function uses a numerically stable algorithm. It works slower but provides a lower computational error.

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