Abstract
Standard deviation has been the risk metric of choice since the advent of modern portfolio theory in the 1950s. Its popularity, however, has more to do with convenience than effectiveness, and according to the criteria of measurement theory, standard deviation is not a valid risk-measurement tool. In contrast, downside risk not only has the advantage of both reliability and validity as a risk measure but advances in computer technology have made it easy to use as well.
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