Variance vs. standard deviation: Variability reduction through operations reversal

Authors
Kapuscinski, R Tayur, S
Citation
R. Kapuscinski et S. Tayur, Variance vs. standard deviation: Variability reduction through operations reversal, MANAG SCI, 45(5), 1999, pp. 765-767
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Management
Journal title
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00251909 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
765 - 767
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-1909(199905)45:5<765:VVSDVR>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We show that if the analysis of the model of Lee and Tang used standard dev iation rather than variance, some nonintuitive predictions of their analysi s would be eliminated.