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[jalview.git] / forester / java / src / org / forester / util / BasicDescriptiveStatistics.java

diff --git a/forester/java/src/org/forester/util/BasicDescriptiveStatistics.java b/forester/java/src/org/forester/util/BasicDescriptiveStatistics.java
index dbb1db9..240d439 100644 (file)
--- a/forester/java/src/org/forester/util/BasicDescriptiveStatistics.java
+++ b/forester/java/src/org/forester/util/BasicDescriptiveStatistics.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class BasicDescriptiveStatistics implements DescriptiveStatistics {
     public double sampleVariance() {
         validate();
         if ( getN() < 2 ) {
-            throw new ArithmeticException( "attempt to calculate sample variance for less then two values" );
+            return 0;
         }
         return ( sumDeviations() / ( getN() - 1 ) );
     }