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How They Differ and Practical Uses in Finance and Investing Henry Hoenig has three decades of journalism experience as a news and economics editor in the U.S. and Asia, handling coverage of global ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Flickr via Google Images Standard deviation is a concept that's thrown around frequently in finance. So what is it? When working with a quantitative data set, one of the first things we want to know ...

How They Differ and Practical Uses in Finance and Investing Fact checked by Stella Osoba Suppose you're choosing between two jobs. You're told both pay an average of $5,000 a month, but there's a ...

While Excel is useful for many applications, it is an indispensable tool for those managing statistics. Two common terms used in statistics are Standard Deviation and ...

Volatility is troublesome for many investors. Value changes in your stocks, your portfolio, or an index can keep you up at night -- or worse, push you to make emotional decisions you later regret.