A primary advantage of the meanstandard deviation model (as presented in this course) is that:

(a) it generally eliminates the "subjective" nature of the risk assessment which would otherwise be involved.

(b) it permits the analyst to communicate his assessment of risk, without incorporating his personal risk preference function into the report.

(c) it usually permits development of objective estimates of risk associated with forecasts of future rental revenue, through the use of traditional statistical sampling techniques.

(d) all of the above.