Covariance Return the sample covariance of two inputs *x* and *y*. Covariance is a measure of the joint variability of two inputs. >>> x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] >>> y = [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3] >>> covariance(x, y) 0.75 >>> z = [9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1] >>> covariance(x, z) -7.5 >>> covariance(z, x) -7.5