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diff --git a/Doc/library/statistics.rst b/Doc/library/statistics.rst index f3c1bf2..5c8ad3a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/statistics.rst +++ b/Doc/library/statistics.rst @@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ However, for reading convenience, most of the examples show sorted sequences. The *data* can be any iterable containing sample data. For meaningful results, the number of data points in *data* should be larger than *n*. - Raises :exc:`StatisticsError` if there are not at least two data points. + Raises :exc:`StatisticsError` if there is not at least one data point. The cut points are linearly interpolated from the two nearest data points. For example, if a cut point falls one-third @@ -625,6 +625,11 @@ However, for reading convenience, most of the examples show sorted sequences. .. versionadded:: 3.8 + .. versionchanged:: 3.13 + No longer raises an exception for an input with only a single data point. + This allows quantile estimates to be built up one sample point + at a time becoming gradually more refined with each new data point. + .. function:: covariance(x, y, /) Return the sample covariance of two inputs *x* and *y*. Covariance |