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algebraic.dist (version 0.9.1)

vcov.mixture: Variance of a mixture distribution.

Description

Uses the law of total variance: \(Var(X) = E[Var(X|K)] + Var(E[X|K])\).

Usage

# S3 method for mixture
vcov(object, ...)

Value

The variance (scalar for univariate mixtures).

Arguments

object

A mixture object.

...

Additional arguments (not used).

Examples

Run this code
m <- mixture(list(normal(0, 1), normal(10, 1)), c(0.5, 0.5))
vcov(m)

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