Diversification refers to the _________. a. reduction of the stand-alone risk of an individual investment, measured by its beta coefficient, by combining it with other investments in a portfolio b. reduction of the stand-alone risk of an individual investment, measured by the standard deviation of its returns, by combining it with other investments in a portfolio c. reduction of systematic risk of an individual, measured by its beta coefficient, by combining it with other investments in a portfolio d. reduction of systematic risk of an individual, measured by the standard deviation of its returns, by combining it with other investments in a portfolio e. reduction of the unsystematic risk of an individual, measured by its coefficient of variation, by combining it with other investments in a portfolio

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