Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The standard deviation is the square root of the variance.
• B)Because investors dislike only negative resolutions of uncertainty,alternative measures that focus solely on downside risk have been developed,such as the semi-variance and the expected tail loss.
• C)While the variance and the standard deviation are the most common measures of risk,they do not differentiate between upside and downside risk.
• D)While the variance and the standard deviation both measure the variability of the returns,the variance is easier to interpret because it is in the same units as the returns themselves.