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title: What does the Occupancy Variance Index OVI mean?
description: Basking has introduced a new occupancy metric called Occupancy Variance Index (OVI) to evaluate how occupancy varies during the week
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# What does the Occupancy Variance Index OVI mean?

## Basking has introduced a new occupancy metric called Occupancy Variance Index (OVI) to evaluate how occupancy varies during the week

The Occupancy Variance Index (OVI) provides insights on **how different occupancy behaves during the week**, by looking into the weekly distribution of site occupancy.

The OVI is a rate that goes from 0% to 100%. 

### OVI examples

#### High OVI, higher than 50%

A high OVI (\>50%) indicates that occupancy throughout the week varies greatly. Some days of the week have higher occupancy than others. This variable occupancy throughout the week suggests a need for optimization.

Sites with high OVI offer a great opportunity for optimization. One of the mechanisms to decrease the OVI is to **distribute office visits throughout the week**, thus reducing the difference between peak occupancy and the average weekly occupancy. 

#### Low OVI, lower than 20%

A low OVI (\< 20%) means that occupancy behaves constantly throughout the week, and thus remains "stable". Typically, a site with evenly distributed occupancy across the week maintains an OVI lower than 20%.

### How is it calculated?

It is calculated by taking the Standard Deviation of the peak occupancy for each weekday divided by the Average peak occupancy for the entire week. 

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