One Common Reason for Reporting Standard Deviations of Percentage Returns

question 98

Multiple Choice

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

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

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