MovingVariance
Calculates the moving variance of values within a specified window of rows relative to the current row.
Category: window
Syntax:
MovingVariance([column], window_start, window_end)
Returns: Float
Context Filtering: ✓ Yes
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
column |
column |
✓ Yes | The numeric column to calculate moving variance for |
window_start |
integer |
✓ Yes | The number of rows before the current row to include in the window (negative value) |
window_end |
✗ No | integer |
The number of rows after the current row to include in the window (positive value). Defaults to 0. |
Allowed Column Types for column: INT, FLOAT, DECIMAL, NUMBER
Validation
- Minimum parameters: 2
- Maximum parameters: 3
Examples
MovingVariance([Sales], -6, 0)
Returns the variance of sales in a 7-day rolling window (current row and 6 previous rows).
MovingVariance([Response_Time], -29, 0)
Calculates a 30-day moving variance of response times, useful for tracking data dispersion over time.
MovingVariance([Stock_Returns], -19, 0)
Calculates a 20-day rolling variance for stock returns to analyze volatility.
Related Functions
- CumulativeVariance - Calculates cumulative variance from the first row
- MovingStdDev - Calculates moving standard deviation with a window
- Variance - Returns the overall variance
- MovingAvg - Calculates moving average with a window