Why the standard deviation, alpha etc mentioned in the fact sheet of mutual funds vary from the data available in your scorecard? Standard deviation measures the deviation from mean. But what does a standard deviation of 28 imply? Is it in percentage? Is the calculation made on annualized basis?
-Shweta
This article was originally published on May 29, 2009.
3 min read•By Dhirendra Kumar
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