function cv=coefficient_of_variation(i,DIM)
% COEFFICIENT_OF_VARIATION returns STD(X)/MEAN(X)
% 
% cv=coefficient_of_variation(x [,DIM])
%  cv=std(x)/mean(x) 
%
% see also: SUMSKIPNAN, MEAN, STD
%
%   REFERENCE(S):
%   http://mathworld.wolfram.com/VariationCoefficient.html

%	$Revision: 1.11 $
%	$Id: coefficient_of_variation.m,v 1.11 2005/05/25 02:35:36 pkienzle Exp $
%	Version 1.28   Date: 13 Mar 2003
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if nargin<2,
        DIM=min(find(size(i)>1));
        if isempty(DIM), DIM=1; end;
end;

[S,N,SSQ] = sumskipnan(i,DIM);

% sqrt((SSQ-S.*S./N)./max(N-1,0))/(S./N);    % = std(i)/mean(i)

cv = sqrt(SSQ.*N./(S.*S)-1);

%if flag_implicit_unbiased_estim,
	cv = cv.*sqrt(N./max(N-1,0));
%end;