One Common Reason for Reporting Standard Deviations Rather Than Variances

question 65

Multiple Choice

One common reason for reporting standard deviations rather than variances is that standard deviations:

• A) are lower.
• B) are stated in understandable units.
• C) account properly for negative returns.
• D)take probability estimates into consideration.

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