Standard deviation and varianceForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › Standard deviation and varianceThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts November 27, 2013 at 1:14 am #147988 amelia85MemberTopics: 34Replies: 53☆☆Hi SirIf variance is 12%, how do i convert to standard deviation ? must I square root ( 12/100) ?If question state the annual volatility (variance) is 169% what does it mean? and how do I derive the standard deviation?hope u can help me clarify. Thanks. November 28, 2013 at 9:42 am #148216 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54480☆☆☆☆☆The standard deviation is the square root of the variance.So…..if the variance is 169% then the standard deviation is the square root of this which is 13% (or 0.13)(Just in case one thing is confusing you – strictly the variance is not a % but a % squared :-). However, don’t worry about this in the exa,!)AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In