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Assessing Stand-Alone Risk
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Overview of How to Assess Stand-Alone Risk

Coefficient of Variation

Coefficient of Variation

The coefficient of variation, an example of which is plotted in this graph, can be used to measure the ratio of volatility to expected return.

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