pyhctsa.operations.distribution.cv

pyhctsa.operations.distribution.cv(x, k=1)

Calculate the coefficient of variation of order k.

The coefficient of variation (CV) of order \(k\) is defined as

\[\left( \frac{\sigma}{\mu} \right)^{k},\]

where \(\sigma\) is the standard deviation and \(\mu\) is the mean of the input data.

Parameters:
x : array-like

Input time series or data vector.

k : int, optional

Order of the coefficient of variation. Default is 1.

Returns:

The coefficient of variation of order \(k\).

Return type:

float