Averaging the Deviations from the Mean for a Portfolio of Securities

question 49

Multiple Choice

Averaging the deviations from the mean for a portfolio of securities will:

• A) compute the standard deviation.
• B) compute the variance.
• C) equal zero.
• D) equal the number of securities in the portfolio.

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