The Standard Deviation is the basic metric to measure volatility. However, the Standard Deviation is an absolute measurement, not a relative measurement. To compare the volatility of two or more data ...

CoV is a simple calculation to measure the variation in your process. Let’s see how to do the calculation, explore an industry application, and answer a few questions about CoV. CoV, also known as the ...

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In response to my article, Is the Stock Market Too Concentrated?, which relied upon standard-deviation calculations to assess investment risk, a reader wrote: “My problem [with your argument] is ...

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