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The [...] compensates investors for the increased sensitivity of the market value of debt to a change in market interest rates.

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Periodic bond yields for both straight and zero-coupon bonds are conventionally computed based on [...]
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semi-annual periods

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Subject 5. Bond Equivalent Yield
Periodic bond yields for both straight and zero-coupon bonds are conventionally computed based on semi-annual periods, as U.S. bonds typically make two coupon payments per year. For example, a zero-coupon bond with a maturity of five years will mature in 10 6-month periods. The periodic yield for that







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In the [...] the midpoint of each class (interval) is shown on the horizontal (x) axis.
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Frequency Polygon

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Subject 3. Frequency Distributions
f graphically displaying data. It is similar to a histogram but the bars are replaced by a line joined together. It is constructed in the following manner: Absolute frequency for each interval is plotted on the vertical (y) axis. <span>The midpoint of each class (interval) is shown on the horizontal (x) axis. Neighboring points are connected with a straight line. Unlike a histogram, a frequency polygon adds a degree of continuity to the presentation of the distribution. It







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In a frequency distribution If too few intervals are used, [...].
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too much data may be summarized and we may lose important characteristics

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In a frequency distribution It is important to consider the number of intervals to be used. If too few intervals are used, too much data may be summarized and we may lose important characteristics; if too many intervals are used, we may not summarize enough.

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Subject 3. Frequency Distributions
that: Each observation can only lie in one interval. The total number of intervals will incorporate the whole population. The range for an interval is unique. This means a value (observation) can only fall into one interval. <span>It is important to consider the number of intervals to be used. If too few intervals are used, too much data may be summarized and we may lose important characteristics; if too many intervals are used, we may not summarize enough. A frequency distribution is constructed by dividing the scores into intervals and counting the number of scores in each interval. The actual number of scores and the percent







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The following steps are required when organizing data into a frequency distribution.
  • Identify the highest and lowest values of the observations

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  • Add up the number of observations and assign each observation to its class.

  • Count the number of observations in each class.
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Setup classes (groups into which data is divided).

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The following steps are required when organizing data into a frequency distribution together with suggestions on constructing the frequency distribution. Identify the highest and lowest values of the observations. Setup classes (groups into which data is divided). The classes must be mutually exclusive and of equal size. Add up the number of observations and assign

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Subject 3. Frequency Distributions
by the total number of observations. Cumulative absolute frequency and cumulative relative frequency are the results from cumulating the absolute and relative frequencies as we move from the first to the last interval. <span>The following steps are required when organizing data into a frequency distribution together with suggestions on constructing the frequency distribution. Identify the highest and lowest values of the observations. Setup classes (groups into which data is divided). The classes must be mutually exclusive and of equal size. Add up the number of observations and assign each observation to its class. Count the number of observations in each class. This is called the class frequency. Data can be divided into two types: discrete and continuous. Discrete: The values in the data set can be counted. There are distinct spaces between the values, such as







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RTE Act is applicable to which age group?
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The RTE Act, 2009 envisages free and compulsory elementary education to every child in the age group of 6-14 years

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Daily Current Affairs for IAS UPSC Exam Preparation – Civilsdaily
recommendations Better monitoring of funds allocated. Centre and states to finalize an annual work plan and budget for RTE in alignment with the Union budget for better coordination and utilization. Back2basics The RTE Act, 2009 <span>The RTE Act, 2009 envisages free and compulsory elementary education to every child in the age group of 6-14 years . The section 23(2) of the Act specifies that all teachers at elementary level at commencement of this law if did not possess minimum qualifications under it need to acquire these w







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Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)

  1. The TFA is the WTO’s first-ever multilateral accord that aims to simplify customs regulations for the cross-border movement of goods. It was outcome of WTO’s 9th Bali (Indonesia) ministerial package of 2013
  2. The agreement includes provisions for Lowering import tariffs and agricultural subsidies: It will make it easier for developing countries to trade with the developed world in global markets
  3. Abolish hard import quotas: Developed countries would abolish hard import quotas on agricultural products from the developing world and instead would only be allowed to charge tariffs on amount of agricultural imports exceeding specific limits
  4. Reduction in red tape at international borders: It aims to reduce red-tapism to facilitate trade by reforming customs bureaucracies and formalities
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Daily Current Affairs for IAS UPSC Exam Preparation – Civilsdaily
s reforms and modernization The WCO maintains the international Harmonized System (HS) goods nomenclature, and administers the technical aspects of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin <span>Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) The TFA is the WTO’s first-ever multilateral accord that aims to simplify customs regulations for the cross-border movement of goods. It was outcome of WTO’s 9th Bali (Indonesia) ministerial package of 2013 The agreement includes provisions for Lowering import tariffs and agricultural subsidies: It will make it easier for developing countries to trade with the developed world in global markets Abolish hard import quotas: Developed countries would abolish hard import quotas on agricultural products from the developing world and instead would only be allowed to charge tariffs on amount of agricultural imports exceeding specific limits Reduction in red tape at international borders: It aims to reduce red-tapism to facilitate trade by reforming customs bureaucracies and formalities. The Hindu July 22, 2017 [op-ed snap] The need for lateral entry in civil services [imagelink] Image source Note4studert




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The periodic investment of a fixed amount of money.
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Cost averaging

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The harmonic mean is a relatively specialized concept of the mean that is appropriate when averaging ratios (“amount per unit”) when the ratios are repeatedly applied to a fixed quantity to yield a variable number of units.
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Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is an investment technique of buying a fixed dollar amount of a particular investment on a regular schedule, regardless of the share price. The investor purchases more shares when prices are low and fewer shares when prices are high. The premise is that DCA lowers the average share cost over time, increasing the opportunity to profit. The DCA technique does not guarantee that an investor won't lose money on investments. Rather, it is meant to allow investment over time instead of investment as a lump sum.
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Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)
What is 'Dollar-Cost Averaging - DCA' <span>Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is an investment technique of buying a fixed dollar amount of a particular investment on a regular schedule, regardless of the share price. The investor purchases more shares when prices are low and fewer shares when prices are high. The premise is that DCA lowers the average share cost over time, increasing the opportunity to profit. The DCA technique does not guarantee that an investor won't lose money on investments. Rather, it is meant to allow investment over time instead of investment as a lump sum. BREAKING DOWN 'Dollar-Cost Averaging - DCA' Fundamental to the strategy is a commitment to investing a fixed dollar amount each month. Depending




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Unless all the observations in a data set have the same value, the [...] is less than the geometric mean
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harmonic mean

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What is a good example on when to use the Harmonic Mean?
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Cost Averaging (lo que hiciste con Javier)

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For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G by:

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rs x i (where i = 1, 2, ..., n) is: The special cases of n = 2 and n = 3 are given by: and so on. <span>For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G by: <span><body><html>

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Subject 4. Measures of Center Tendency
, therefore, is not recommended for use as the only measure of central tendency. A further disadvantage of the mode is that many distributions have more than one mode. These distributions are called "multimodal." <span>Harmonic Mean The harmonic mean of n numbers x i (where i = 1, 2, ..., n) is: The special cases of n = 2 and n = 3 are given by: and so on. For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G by: The mean, median, and mode are equal in symmetric distributions. The mean is higher than the median in positively skewed distributions and lower than the median in negatively skewed dist







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The special cases of n = 2 Harmonic Mean

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Harmonic Mean The harmonic mean of n numbers x i (where i = 1, 2, ..., n) is: The special cases of n = 2 and n = 3 are given by: and so on. For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mea

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Subject 4. Measures of Center Tendency
, therefore, is not recommended for use as the only measure of central tendency. A further disadvantage of the mode is that many distributions have more than one mode. These distributions are called "multimodal." <span>Harmonic Mean The harmonic mean of n numbers x i (where i = 1, 2, ..., n) is: The special cases of n = 2 and n = 3 are given by: and so on. For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G by: The mean, median, and mode are equal in symmetric distributions. The mean is higher than the median in positively skewed distributions and lower than the median in negatively skewed dist







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The special cases of n = 3 for the Harmonic Mean are given by:

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Harmonic Mean The harmonic mean of n numbers x i (where i = 1, 2, ..., n) is: The special cases of n = 2 and n = 3 are given by: and so on. For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mea

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Subject 4. Measures of Center Tendency
, therefore, is not recommended for use as the only measure of central tendency. A further disadvantage of the mode is that many distributions have more than one mode. These distributions are called "multimodal." <span>Harmonic Mean The harmonic mean of n numbers x i (where i = 1, 2, ..., n) is: The special cases of n = 2 and n = 3 are given by: and so on. For n = 2, the harmonic mean is related to arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G by: The mean, median, and mode are equal in symmetric distributions. The mean is higher than the median in positively skewed distributions and lower than the median in negatively skewed dist







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If talking about a Survey is it a population or a sample?
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Sample

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What are the reasons for sampling?

Sampling is used when:

1. The population is infinite.
2. There is a limited amount of time available.
3. The nature of the test is destructive.
4. The cost of gathering the data is a factor.
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When in a histograms there are only midpoints showing how do you find out the interval width?
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substract any Midpoint - Midpoint-1 and you have the interval width.


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What is class mark in a Frequency distribution?
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The average of the values of the class limits

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The class mark is also called [...]
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Midvalue or central value

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Quantiles that divide a distribution into four equal parts.
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Quartiles

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Quantiles that divide a distribution into five equal parts.
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Quintiles

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Quantiles that divide a distribution into 100 equal parts.
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Percentiles

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Given a set of observations, how many observations lie below the 33th percentile?
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33%

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When dealing with actual data, we often find that we need to approximate the value of a percentile. For example, if we are interested in the value of the 75th percentile, we may find that no observation divides the sample such that exactly 75 percent of the observations lie at or below that value. The following procedure, however, can help us determine or estimate a percentile. The procedure involves first locating the position of the percentile within the set of observations and then determining (or estimating) the value associated with that position.
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We know that the median divides a distribution in half. We can define other dividing lines that split the distribution into smaller sizes called [...]
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Quantiles

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The formula for the position of a percentile in an array with n entries sorted in ascending order is

Ly = [...]

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(n+1) y/100

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The value of Ly may or may not be a [...]

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whole number.

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In general, as the sample size increases, the percentile location calculation becomes [...]

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more accurate;

in small samples it may be quite approximate.​​​​​​​

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When the location, Ly, is a whole number, the location corresponds to [...]

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an actual observation.

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When Ly is not a whole number or integer, Ly lies [...]

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between the two closest integer numbers

(one above and one below)​​​​​​​

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When Ly is not a whole number or integer, Ly lies between the two closest integer numbers (one above and one below), and we use [...] between those two places to determine Py.


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The estimation of an unknown value on the basis of two known values that bracket it, using a straight line between the two known values.


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Linear interpolation for a value of 12.75 for Py

Py[...]

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X12 + (12.75 − 12) (X13X12).

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Using [...] we move the percent of the distance above the integer (e.g 12.75-12= 75%) from X12 to X13 as an estimate of Py.

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linear interpolation

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The nearest whole numbers below and above Ly establish the positions of observations that bracket Py and then [...] of those two observations.

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interpolate between the values

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He was committed to the scientific study of society, empirical research, and the search for causes of social phenomena. He devoted considerable attention to various social institu- tions (for example, politics, economy) and their interrelationships. He was inter- ested in comparing primitive and modern societies
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Ibn-Khaldun stressed the importance of linking socio- logical thought and historical observation
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he served a variety of sultans in Tunis, Morocco, Spain, and Algeria as ambassador, chamberlain, and member of the scholars’ council. He also spent two years in prison in Morocco for his belief that state rulers were not divine leaders
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Investment styles
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(1) firm size (buying stocks of small firms and selling stocks of large firms),

(2) value/growth (buying stocks of value firms, defined as firms for which the stock price is relatively low in relation to earnings per share, book value per share, or dividends per share, and selling stocks of growth firms, defined as firms for which the stock price is relatively high in relation to those same measures)
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As the well-known researcher Fischer Black has written, “[t]he key issue in investments is estimating expected return.”
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The mean tells us where returns are centered but, to completely understand an investment, we also need to know how returns are [...]
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dispersed around the mean.

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[...] is the variability around the central tendency.
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The most common measures of dispersion: [...] , [...] , variance, and standard deviation.
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mean absolute deviation

range

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The most common measures of dispersion: mean absolute deviation, [...], range and [...]
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variance

standard deviation.

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The amount of variability present without comparison to any reference point or benchmark.
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Absolute Dispersion

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The [...] or [...] of return is often used as a measure of risk pioneered by Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz.
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variance

standard deviation

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The simplest of all the measures of dispersion is [...]
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range

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Range can be computed with [...] or [...] data.
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interval

ratio

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The difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.
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Range

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  • Range = [...]

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Maximum value – Minimum value  

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how the data are distributed is called the [...]

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shape of the distribution

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Another distance measure of dispersion that we may encounter, the interquartile range, focuses on the middle rather than the extremes. The interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between the third and first quartiles of a data set: IQR = Q3Q1. The IQR represents the length of the interval containing the middle 50 percent of the data, with a larger interquartile range indicating greater dispersion, all else equal.
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The difference between the third and first quartiles of a dataset.

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Interquatile range

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Why don't we compute measures of dispersion as the arithmetic average of the deviations around the mean?

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The deviations around the mean always sum to 0.

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With reference to a sample, the mean of the absolute values of deviations from the sample mean.

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Dispersion is defined as "variability around the central tendency." Investment is all about reward versus variability (risk). A central tendency is a measure of the reward of an investment and dispersion is a measure of investment risk. There are two types of dispersions: Absolute dispersion is the amount of variability without comparison to any benchmark. Measures of absolute dispersion include range, mean absolute deviation, variance, and standard deviation. Relative dispersion is the amount of variability in comparison to a benchmark. Measures of relative dispersion include the coefficient of variance. The range is the simplest measure of spread or dispersion. It is equal to the difference between the largest and the smallest values. The range can be a useful measure of spread because it is so easily understood. However, it is very sensitive to extreme scores because it is based on only two values. It also cannot reveal the shape of the distribution. The range should almost never be u



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The mean absolute deviation formula


MAD = [...]

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artile range. Example The range of the numbers 1, 2, 4, 6,12,15,19, 26 = 26 - 1 = 25 Recall that the deviation from the arithmetic mean is the distance between the mean and an observation in the data set. <span>The mean absolute deviation (MAD) is the arithmetic average of the absolute deviations around the mean. In calculating the MAD, we ignore the signs of deviations around the mean. Remember that the sum of all the deviations from the mean is equal to







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The mean absolute deviation (MAD) is the [...] of [...]

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arithmetic average

the absolute deviations around the mean.

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artile range. Example The range of the numbers 1, 2, 4, 6,12,15,19, 26 = 26 - 1 = 25 Recall that the deviation from the arithmetic mean is the distance between the mean and an observation in the data set. <span>The mean absolute deviation (MAD) is the arithmetic average of the absolute deviations around the mean. In calculating the MAD, we ignore the signs of deviations around the mean. Remember that the sum of all the deviations from the mean is equal to







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In calculating MAD, we ignore [...] of the deviations around the mean.

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the signs

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One technical drawback of MAD is that it is difficult to manipulate mathematically compared with the [...] .

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variance

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In some analytic work such as optimization, the calculus operation of differentiation is important. Variance as a function can be differentiated, but absolute value cannot.
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A second approach to the treatment of deviations adding up to 0 is to [...]

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square them.

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The expected value of squared deviations from a random variable’s expected value.

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Variance

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[...] is defined as the average of the squared deviations around the mean

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[...] is the positive square root of the variance.


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The positive square root of the variance; a measure of dispersion in the same units as the original data.


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The formula for the variance in a population is

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ons in the sample. However, the absolute value is difficult to work with mathematically. The variance is a measure of how spread out a distribution is. It is computed as the average squared deviation of each number from its mean. <span>The formula for the variance in a population is where: μ = the mean N = the number of scores When the variance is computed in a sample, the statistic(m = the mean of the sample) can be used







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Because the variance is measured in squared units, we need a way to return to the original units thus the [...]


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Standard deviation is the [...]

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square root of the variance.


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read out a distribution is. It is computed as the average squared deviation of each number from its mean. The formula for the variance in a population is where: μ = the mean N = the number of scores <span>When the variance is computed in a sample, the statistic(m = the mean of the sample) can be used. However, s 2 is a biased estimate of σ 2 . By far the most common formula for computing variance in a sample is: &#13







Forbes magazine annually selects US equity mutual funds meeting certain criteria for its Honor Roll. The criteria relate to capital preservation (performance in bear markets), continuity of management (the fund must have a manager with at least six years’ tenure), diversification, accessibility (disqualifying funds that are closed to new investors), and after-tax long-term performance.
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We could not properly use the Honor Roll funds to estimate the population variance of portfolio turnover (for example) of any other differently defined population, because the Honor Roll funds are not a random sample from any larger population of US equity mutual funds.
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We use [...] to symbolize sample quantities.

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The formula for computing variance in a sample is:

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n is where: μ = the mean N = the number of scores When the variance is computed in a sample, the statistic(m = the mean of the sample) can be used. However, s 2 is a biased estimate of σ 2 . By far <span>the most common formula for computing variance in a sample is: This gives an unbiased estimate of σ 2 . Since samples are usually used to estimate parameters, s 2 is the most commonly used measure of variance







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In the math of statistics, using only N in the denominator when using a sample to represent its population will result in underestimating the population variance, especially for small sample sizes. This systematic understatement causes the sample variance to be a biased estimator of the population variance. By using (N - 1) instead of N in the denominator, we compensate for this underestimation. Thus, using N - 1, the sample variance (s2) will be an unbiased estimator of the population variance (σ2).
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tion variance except for the use of the sample mean, X, and the denominator. In the case of the population variance, we divide by the size of the population, N. For the sample variance, however, we divide by the sample size minus 1, or N - 1. <span>In the math of statistics, using only N in the denominator when using a sample to represent its population will result in underestimating the population variance, especially for small sample sizes. This systematic understatement causes the sample variance to be a biased estimator of the population variance. By using (N - 1) instead of N in the denominator, we compensate for this underestimation. Thus, using N - 1, the sample variance (s 2 ) will be an unbiased estimator of the population variance (σ 2 ). The major problem with using the variance is the difficulty interpreting it. Why? The variance, unlike the mean, is in terms of units squared. How does one interpret square




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By using [...] , we improve the statistical properties of the sample variance.

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n − 1 (rather than n) as the divisor


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The quantity n − 1 is also known as the number of [...] in estimating the population variance.

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Once we have computed the sample mean, there are only [...] independent deviations from it.

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n − 1


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The sample standard deviation is [...]

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The positive square root of the sample variance.


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The mean absolute deviation will always be less than or equal to the standard deviation because [...]

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standard deviation gives more weight to large deviations than to small ones

(remember, the deviations are squared).

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The mean absolute deviation will always be [...] to the standard deviation

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Because the standard deviation is a measure of dispersion about the arithmetic mean, we usually present the arithmetic mean and standard deviation together when summarizing data. When we are dealing with data that represent a time series of percent changes, presenting the geometric mean—representing the compound rate of growth—is also very helpful.
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Variance and standard deviation of returns take account of returns above and below the mean, but investors are concerned only with downside risk, for example, returns below the mean. As a result, analysts have developed semivariance, semideviation, and related dispersion measures that focus on downside risk.
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[...] is defined as the average squared deviation below the mean.

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[...] is the positive square root of semivariance.

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Semideviation is sometimes called [...]

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Semistandard deviation

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To compute the sample semivariance, for example, we take the following steps:

  1. Calculate the sample mean.

  2. [...] .

  3. Compute the sum of the squared negative deviations from the mean.

  4. Divide the sum from Step iii by [...] .

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Identify the observations that are smaller than or equal to the mean (discarding observations greater than the mean)

the total sample size minus 1: n − 1

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An important attribute of the standard deviation as a measure of spread is that if the mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are known, it is possible to compute the percentile rank associated with any given score.
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variance indicates the adequacy of the mean as representative of the population by measuring the deviation from expectation. Basically, the variance and the standard deviation are measures of the average deviation from the mean. <span>An important attribute of the standard deviation as a measure of spread is that if the mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are known, it is possible to compute the percentile rank associated with any given score. In a normal distribution, about 68% of the scores are within one standard deviation of the mean and about 95% of the scores are within two standards deviations of the mean.




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In a normal distribution, about 68% of the scores are within one standard deviation of the mean and about 95% of the scores are within two standards deviations of the mean.
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An important attribute of the standard deviation as a measure of spread is that if the mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are known, it is possible to compute the percentile rank associated with any given score. <span>In a normal distribution, about 68% of the scores are within one standard deviation of the mean and about 95% of the scores are within two standards deviations of the mean. The standard deviation has proven to be an extremely useful measure of spread in part because it is mathematically tractable. Many formulas in inferential statistics use th




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A formula for semivariance approximating the unbiased estimator is:

\(\sum (X_i-\bar {X}) \over n-1\)

for all [...]

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Xi ≤ ¯X

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For a group of of Selected American Shares with returns (in percent) the semideviation is 21.3% which is less than the standard deviation of 26.7%.

From this downside risk perspective, therefore, standard deviation overstates risk.
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In practice, we may be concerned with values of return (or another variable) below some level other than the mean. For example, if our return objective is 12.75 percent annually, we may be concerned particularly with returns below 12.75 percent a year. We can call 12.75 percent the target. The name target semivariance has been given to average squared deviation below a stated target, and target semideviation is its positive square root.
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The average squared deviation below a target value.

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Target Semivariance

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The positive square root of target semivariance.

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Target Semideviation

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To calculate a sample target semivariance, what is the first step?

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we specify the target as a first step.

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A formula for target semivariance is

∑(Xi−B)2 / (n−1)

for all [...]

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Xi ≤ B

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When return distributions are symmetric, semivariance and variance are [...]

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effectively equivalent.

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For asymmetric distributions, variance and semivariance rank [...]

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prospects’ risk differently

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Semivariance (or semideviation) and target semivariance (or target semideviation) have intuitive appeal, but [...]

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they are harder to work with mathematically than variance

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We can find a portfolio’s variance as a straightforward function of the variances and correlations of the component securities.

We cannot do it for semivariance and target semivariance.

We also cannot take the derivative of semivariance or target semivariance.

Will be disscussed in probability.
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Variance or standard deviation enters into the definition of many of the most commonly used finance risk concepts, such as the [...] and [...] .

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Sharpe ratio

beta

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The Chebyshev inequality gives the proportion of values within [...] .

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k standard deviations of the mean

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According to Chebyshev’s inequality, for any distribution with finite variance, the proportion of the observations within k standard deviations of the arithmetic mean is at least 1 − 1/k2 for all k > 1.
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According Chebyshev’s inequality a two-standard-deviation interval around the mean must contain at least [...] of the observations, and a three-standard-deviation interval around the mean must contain at least [...] of the observations, no matter how the data are distributed.

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75 percent

89 percent

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Chebyshev’s inequality holds for samples and populations and for discrete and continuous data regardless of the shape of the distribution.
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Does Chebyshev’s inequality give the minimum of observations that must fall within a given interval around the mean?

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yes

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Does Chebyshev’s inequality give the maximum of observations that must fall within a given interval around the mean?

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no

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We may sometimes find it difficult to interpret what standard deviation means in terms of the relative degree of variability of different sets of data, however, either because the data sets have markedly different means or because the data sets have different units of measurement.
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[...] is the amount of dispersion relative to a reference value or benchmark.


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Standard deviation (and variance) has the property of remaining unchanged if [...]

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we add a constant amount to each observation.

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The [...] is the ratio of the standard deviation of a set of observations to their mean value


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Coefficient of Variation Formula.

CV= [...]

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s/¯X

standard-deviation / Mean

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When the observations are returns the coefficient of variation measures the amount of [...]

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risk (standard deviation) per unit of mean return.

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Expressing the magnitude of variation among observations relative to their average size, the coefficient of variation permits direct comparisons of dispersion across different data sets.
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the coefficient of variation is a [...] measure

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scale-free

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A higher coefficient of variation means that sample has [...] than the other sample.

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greater variability (dispersion) in whatever is being measured

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CV vs Standard Deviation
Hong Kong s=22.24, CV = 2.383

Singapoure s=19.2, CV = 2.065

As measured both by standard deviation and CV, Hong Kong market was riskier than the Singapore market. The standard deviation of Hong Kong returns was (22.4 − 19.2)/19.2 = 0.167 or about 17 percent larger than Singapore returns, compared with a difference in the CV of (2.383 − 2.065)/2.065 = 0.154 or about 15 percent. Thus, the CVs reveal slightly less difference between Hong Kong and Singapore return variability than that suggested by the standard deviations alone.
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Although CV was designed as a measure of relative dispersion, its inverse reveals something about return per unit of risk.

For example, a portfolio with a mean monthly return of 1.19 percent and a standard deviation of 4.42 percent has an inverse CV of 1.19%/4.42% = 0.27. This result indicates that each unit of standard deviation represents a 0.27 percent return.
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A more precise return–risk measure than the CV recognizes the existence of [...]

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a risk-free return, a return for virtually zero standard deviation.

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With a risk-free asset, an investor can choose a risky portfolio, p, and then combine that portfolio with the risk-free asset to achieve any desired level of absolute risk as measured by standard deviation of return, sp.
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Consider a graph with mean return on the vertical axis and standard deviation of return on the horizontal axis. Any combination of portfolio p and the risk-free asset lies on a ray (line) with slope equal to the quantity (Mean return − Risk-free return) divided by sp. The ray giving investors choices offering the most reward (return in excess of the risk-free rate) per unit of risk is the one with the highest slope. The ratio of excess return to standard deviation of return for a portfolio p—the slope of the ray passing through p—is a single-number measure of a portfolio’s performance known as the Sharpe ratio, after its developer, William F. Sharpe.
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spread from or as if from a central point.

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ray

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a measure of the average excess return earned per unit of standard deviation of return.

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Sharpe Ratio

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Sharpe Ratio Formula.

Sh = Rp − RF / sp

Rp = [...]

RF = [...]

sp = [...]

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Rp = the mean return to the portfolio

RF = is the mean return to a risk-free asset,

Sp = standard deviation of return on the portfolio

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Sharpe Ratio Formula.

Sh = [...]

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Rp − RF / sp

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The average rate of return in excess of the risk-free rate.


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Mean excess return

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the Sharpe ratio measures the reward in terms of [...] per [...]

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unit of risk

mean excess return

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We often find that portfolios exhibit negative Sharpe ratios when it is calculated over periods in which [...]

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bear markets for equities dominate.

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What happens to a portfolio's positive Sharpe ratio if we increase risk

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Sharpe ratio decreases if we increase risk, all else equal


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With negative Sharpe ratios, increasing risk results in a [...]

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numerically larger Sharpe ratio

( doubling risk may increase the Sharpe ratio from −1 to −0.5).

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To make an interpretable comparison in cases with negative Sharpe ratio, we may need to increase the evaluation period such that one or more of the Sharpe ratios becomes positive; we might also consider using a different performance evaluation metric.
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The conceptual limitation of the Sharpe ratio is that it [...]

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considers only one aspect of risk, standard deviation of return.

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[...] is most appropriate as a risk measure for portfolio strategies with approximately symmetric return distributions.

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Standard deviation

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Strategies with option elements have [...] returns.

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asymmetric returns

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Relatedly, an investment strategy may produce frequent small gains but have the potential for infrequent but extremely large losses. Such a strategy is sometimes described as picking up coins in front of a bulldozer; for example, some hedge fund strategies tend to produce that return pattern. Calculated over a period in which the strategy is working (a large loss has not occurred), this type of strategy would have a high Sharpe ratio. In this case, the Sharpe ratio would give an overly optimistic picture of risk-adjusted performance because standard deviation would incompletely measure the risk assumed. Therefore, before applying the Sharpe ratio to evaluate a manager, we should judge whether standard deviation adequately describes the risk of the manager’s investment strategy.
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One frequently used rule of thumb is to round a mean (or a standard deviation) to [...].

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one additional decimal than the data

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5-2 = [...] = [...]

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1/(52) = 1/25

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An exponent of 1/2 is equivalent to [...]

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The square root

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Any number raised to 0 (y0) = [...]

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1

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ym * yn = [...]

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y(n+m)

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(yn)m = [...]

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y(n*m)

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(y * x)n = [...]

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yn * xn

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A logarithm (of the base b) is the [...]

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power to which the base needs to be raised to yield a given number.​​​​​​​

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How many of one number do we multiply to get another number?

This question is answered by
[...]

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Logarithms

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How many 2s do we multiply to get 8?

2 × 2 × 2 = 8

write this mathematically
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log2 (8) = 3

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In calculations of variance since the deviations around the mean are squared, we do not know whether large deviations are likely to be positive or negative.
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One important characteristic of interest to analysts is the degree of [...] in return distributions.

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symmetry

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If a return distribution is symmetrical about its mean, then each side of the distribution is a mirror image of the other. Thus equal loss and gain intervals exhibit the same frequencies. Losses from −5 percent to −3 percent, for example, occur with about the same frequency as gains from 3 percent to 5 percent.
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As a mnemonic, in the case of skewness and distribution the mean, median, and mode occur [...]

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in the same order as they would be listed in a dictionary.

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[...] means not symmetrical.

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Skewed

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A return distribution with [...] has frequent small losses and a few extreme gains.

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positive skew

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Which type of distribution is completely described by its mean and variance.

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Normal distribution

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A return distribution with [...] has frequent small gains and a few extreme losses.

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negative skew

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skewness is computed using [...]

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each observation’s deviation from its mean

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A quantitative measure of lack of symmetry

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Skewness

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Skewness is computed as the [...] standardized by [...] to make the measure free of scale

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average cubed deviation from the mean

dividing by the standard deviation cubed

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We are discussing a moment coefficient of skewness. Some textbooks present the Pearson coefficient of skewness, equal to 3(Mean − Median)/Standard deviation, which has the drawback of involving the calculation of the median.
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A symmetric distribution has skewness of [...]

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In Skewness formula we use cube because cubing, unlike squaring, [...]

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preserves the sign of the deviations from the mean.

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If a distribution is positively skewed with a mean greater than its median, then more than half of the deviations from the mean are negative and less than half are positive. In order for the sum to be positive, the losses must be small and likely, and the gains less likely but more extreme. Therefore, if skewness is positive, the average magnitude of positive deviations is larger than the average magnitude of negative deviations.
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The term n / [(n − 1)(n − 2)] in Skewness formula corrects for a [...]

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downward bias in small samples.

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Sample Skewness Formula.

\(Sk = {n \over (n-1)(n-2)}\) [...]

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\( {\Sigma(Xi-\bar{X})^3 \over s^3}\)

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What indicates the direction of skew?
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algebraic sign in the formula result

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Note that as n becomes large, the expression reduces to the mean cubed deviation, SK ≈ (1/n) n∑i=1(Xi−X)3 / s3 . As a frame of reference, for a sample size of 100 or larger taken from a normal distribution, a skewness coefficient of ±0.5 would be considered unusually large.
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As a reference, for a sample size of 100 or larger taken from a normal distribution, a skewness coefficient of [...] would be considered unusually large.
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Note that as n becomes large, the expression reduces to the mean cubed deviation, SK ≈ (1/n) n∑ i=1 (Xi−X) 3 / s 3 . As a frame of reference, for a sample size of 100 or larger taken from a normal distribution, a skewness coefficient of ±0.5 would be considered unusually large.







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Some researchers believe that investors should prefer positive skewness, all else equal—that is, they should prefer portfolios with distributions offering a relatively large frequency of unusually large payoffs.
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