Dec. 13, 2023, 1:17 a.m. | Bahman Shadmehr

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Navigating Risk and Volatility: Understanding Standard Deviation and Variance


In the world of statistics, measures of dispersion provide valuable insights into the spread or variability of a dataset. Two key players in this realm are standard deviation and variance. In this blog post, we'll embark on a journey to explore the significance of these measures, particularly in assessing risk and volatility in financial data.





1. Standard Deviation: The Fluctuation Indicator


Standard deviation is a measure of how spread out the …

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