variance.js

import number from "./number";

export default function(values, valueof) {
  var n = values.length,
      m = 0,
      i = -1,
      mean = 0,
      value,
      delta,
      sum = 0;

  if (valueof == null) {
    while (++i < n) {
      if (!isNaN(value = number(values[i]))) {
        delta = value - mean;
        mean += delta / ++m;
        sum += delta * (value - mean);
      }
    }
  }

  else {
    while (++i < n) {
      if (!isNaN(value = number(valueof(values[i], i, values)))) {
        delta = value - mean;
        mean += delta / ++m;
        sum += delta * (value - mean);
      }
    }
  }

  if (m > 1) return sum / (m - 1);
}