> Standard deviation tells you how volatile measurements are not what mean devia...

		RivieraKid on Jan 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nassim Taleb: We should retire the notion of stand... > Standard deviation tells you how volatile measurements are not what mean deviation is. Why would you use sd to convey the amount of volatility? Isn't the mean deviation much more easily understood?