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This paper reexamines and extends the work of Ben Horim and Levy [1], which argued that risk decomposition should be based on standard deviation rather than on variance. Their analysis showed that ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The use of sample quasi-ranges in estimating the standard deviation of normal, rectangular, and exponential populations is discussed. For the ...