function variance = arcsin_variance ( a ) %% ARCSIN_VARIANCE returns the variance of the Arcsin PDF. % % Modified: % % 01 September 2004 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, real A, the parameter of the CDF. % A must be positive. % % Output, real VARIANCE, the variance of the PDF. % variance = a * a / 2.0;