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 ...

Measure of spread are descriptive statistics or summary statistics and fall under the data analysis step in the Statistical investigation process Generally the first descriptive or summary statistics ...

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Descriptive statistics are the cornerstone of data analysis. This method provides the researcher with the tools necessary to understand the statistics on hand. It offers insight into the ...

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 ...

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In response to my article, Is the Stock Market Too Concentrated?, which relied upon standard-deviation calculations to assess investment risk, a reader wrote: “My problem [with your argument] is ...