Standard Deviation Is a Measure of Which One of the Following

question 30

Multiple Choice

Standard deviation is a measure of which one of the following?

• A)average rate of return
• B)volatility
• C)probability
• D)risk premium
• E)real returns

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Definitions:

Experimental Research

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to establish cause-and-effect relationships.

Cause and Effect

The principle that actions or events lead to a certain consequence or outcome, wherein the cause is why something happens, and the effect is what happens.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numerical values divided by the number of values in the set, commonly known as the average.

Average

A statistical measure representing the central or typical value in a set of data, calculated mainly as the mean or median.