def error(self, start, end):
        """Return the approximation cost on the segment [start:end].

        Args:
            start (int): start of the segment
            end (int): end of the segment

        Returns:
            float: segment cost

        Raises:
            NotEnoughPoints: when the segment is too short (less than `min_size` samples).
        """
        if end - start < self.min_size:
            raise NotEnoughPoints

        mean = np.reshape(np.mean(self.ranks[start:end], axis=0), (-1, 1))

        return -(end - start) * mean.T @ self.inv_cov @ mean
Return the approximation cost on the segment [start:end].

        Args:
            start (int): start of the segment
            end (int): end of the segment

        Returns:
            float: segment cost

        Raises:
            NotEnoughPoints: when the segment is too short (less than `min_size` samples).
        
src/ruptures/costs/costrank.py