HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Coefficient of VariationThe financial definition for Coefficient of Variation:A measure of investment risk that defines risk as the standard deviation per unit of expected return. Similar MatchesCoefficient of determinationCoefficient of determinationA measure of the goodness of fit of the relationship between the dependent and independent variables in a regression analysis; for instance, the percentage of variation in the return of an asset explained by the market portfolio return. Also known as R-square. Correlation coefficientCorrelation coefficientA standardized statistical measure of the dependence of two random variables, defined as the covariance divided by the standard deviations of two variables. Earnings response coefficientEarnings response coefficientA measure of relation of stock returns to earnings surprises around the time of corporate earnings announcements. Further SuggestionsInformation Coefficient (IC)Regression coefficient Click to compare definitions of Coefficient of Variation Click to view definitions beginning co |