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My program doesn't hold the value in a variable as I want it. I want to attach the calculated value as a list in a variable. What is wrong here?

t = 10
While[t >= 1,
   sw = 30^2*(StandardDeviation[x]/Sqrt[11 - t])^2 + 10^2*(StandardDeviation[y]/Sqrt[t])^2; 
  t = t - 1];
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    $\begingroup$ Why would sw = Table[30^2*(StandardDeviation[x]/Sqrt[11 - t])^2 + 10^2*(StandardDeviation[y]/Sqrt[t])^2, {t, 10, 1, -1}] not work? $\endgroup$
    – J. M.'s missing motivation ♦
    Commented Oct 11, 2018 at 18:45
  • $\begingroup$ hmm It works properly but, how would i do it as as loop? $\endgroup$
    – hcp
    Commented Oct 11, 2018 at 18:48
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    $\begingroup$ Easy: don't.. $\endgroup$
    – AccidentalFourierTransform
    Commented Oct 11, 2018 at 19:55

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J.M. and AccidentalFourierTransform have already shown you the standard answer in the comment, but if you still insist on making your loop work, you can use the following:

Clear@sw
sw = {}; (sw = a_) ^:= (sw := #) &[sw~Join~{a}]

t = 10
While[t >= 1, 
 sw = 30^2 (StandardDeviation[x]/Sqrt[11 - t])^2 + 10^2 (StandardDeviation[y]/Sqrt[t])^2;
  t = t - 1]

sw == Table[
  30^2 (StandardDeviation[x]/Sqrt[11 - t])^2 + 10^2 (StandardDeviation[y]/Sqrt[t])^2, {t,
    10, 1, -1}]
(* True *)
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try this then.. 

t = 10;
s = {};
While[t >= 1, 
sw = 30^2*(StandardDeviation[x]/Sqrt[11 - t])^2 + 
10^2*(StandardDeviation[y]/Sqrt[t])^2; AppendTo[s, sw];
t--];
s
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