KnowraMean–variance analysisLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Mean–variance analysis, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 1Related 4Compared with 2Risk aversionCompared with: It represents aversion through a trade-off between return and dispersion rather than utility over outcomes.Arbitrage pricing theoryCompared with: Mean-variance analysis is a portfolio-choice framework, whereas APT imposes a cross-asset pricing relation.