1. Standard deviation is not a measure of variance: it is the square root of the variance.2. The answer depends on better than WHAT!
One definite drawback is that it is usually derived based on historical data and does not take into account future factors.
How do we calculate variance
The standard deviation is the value most used. Others are variance, interquartile range, or range.
the variance
The standard deviation or volatility (square root of the variance) of returns.
price and quantity variance
It is the variance in time between each heartbeat. ECG, and blood pressure tests are often used to measure the variance in the rhythm of the heart.
Variance
The total risk of a single asset is measured by the standard deviation of return on asset. Standard deviation is the square root of variance. To measure variance, you must have some distribution/ possibility of asset returns. However, the relevant risk of a single asset is the systematic risk, not the total risk. Systematic risk is the risk that cannot be diversified away in a portfolio. Systematic risk of an asset is measured by the Beta. Beta can be found using Regression (between market return and asset's return) or Covariance formula.
1. Standard deviation is not a measure of variance: it is the square root of the variance.2. The answer depends on better than WHAT!
One definite drawback is that it is usually derived based on historical data and does not take into account future factors.
How do we calculate variance
A variance is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out around its mean.
Equal Variance
It means you can take a measure of the variance of the sample and expect that result to be consistent for the entire population, and the sample is a valid representation for/of the population and does not influence that measure of the population.
The standard deviation is the value most used. Others are variance, interquartile range, or range.