{{alias}}( [mean] ) Returns an accumulator function which incrementally computes a variance-to- mean ratio (VMR). If provided a value, the accumulator function returns an updated accumulated value. If not provided a value, the accumulator function returns the current accumulated value. If provided `NaN` or a value which, when used in computations, results in `NaN`, the accumulated value is `NaN` for all future invocations. Parameters ---------- mean: number (optional) Known mean. Returns ------- acc: Function Accumulator function. Examples -------- > var accumulator = {{alias}}(); > var D = accumulator() null > D = accumulator( 2.0 ) 0.0 > D = accumulator( 1.0 ) ~0.33 > D = accumulator() ~0.33 See Also --------