Statistica Visual Basic Library of Matrix Functions - MatrixDet (Matrix, Result)

Parameter Description
Matrix name of data matrix (see Arrays in functions)
Result destination variable

The MatrixDet function will compute the determinant of the specified square Matrix (see Arrays in functions) and place the resulting value in the SVB variable specified as Result). Note that the determinant for a singular square matrix (where at least one column or row is a linear function of one or more other columns or rows) is equal to zero.

Related topics
MatrixRank, MatrixTrace, MatrixRead. For more information on using arrays, see Arrays in functions. For a complete list of matrix functions, see Statistica Visual Basic library of matrix functions.