DeSTRESS Film 5: Variance and Standard Deviation

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Film 5: Variance and Standard Deviation: Investing Your Savings (19'43")

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This film talks about variation in the context of different ways of saving for the future, and in the context of the varying output of a firm. It explains step-by-step the formula for standard deviation and related formulae.

Interviewees

  • David Blake: Private Client Fund Manager, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.
  • Wendy Hayes: Law student, University of Portsmouth

The DeSTRESS films are presented by Ken Heather of the University of Portsmouth and produced by StreamLearn LLC.

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