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Re: is there any way to differentiate some functions including sigma^2 with respect to sigma^2 not sigma ?

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  • Subject: [mg38192] Re: is there any way to differentiate some functions including sigma^2 with respect to sigma^2 not sigma ?
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 03:29:28 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi,

if v=sigma^2 than d v = 2 sigma d sigma  or
d sigma= d v /(2 Sqrt[v])

Regards
  Jens

Kimberly Damon yamin wrote:
> 
> I tried to do but I can't. mathematica says sigma^2 is not a valid
> variable."
> is there any way to do that ? I can do that if I replace sigma^2 with
> some variable and then differentiate it with respect to the some
> variable not having power term.
> 
> any suggestion will be appreciate !!
> 
> Thanks


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