Use the following returns for X and Y. Returns Year Y 1 22.8% 29.4% 17.8 10.8 - 4.8 31.4 2 - 21.6 – 16.6 5.8 35.4 a. Calculate the average returns for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the variances for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.) c. Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Y a. Average return % % b. Variance C. Standard deviation % % -N345n
Use the following returns for X and Y. Returns Year Y 1 22.8% 29.4% 17.8 10.8 - 4.8 31.4 2 - 21.6 – 16.6 5.8 35.4 a. Calculate the average returns for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the variances for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.) c. Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Y a. Average return % % b. Variance C. Standard deviation % % -N345n
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![Use the following returns for X and Y.
Returns
Year
1
22.8%
29.4%
- 17.8
10.8
4.8
31.4
4
21.6
- 16.6
5.8
35.4
a. Calculate the average returns for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations
and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. Calculate the variances for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.)
c. Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate
calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.)
Y
a. Average return
%
%
b.
Variance
с.
Standard deviation
%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4a35ce65-2236-4599-bfcf-d7612396ce76%2Fc1482748-afb6-40a1-b1ce-8abff286af3d%2F16lisos_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Use the following returns for X and Y.
Returns
Year
1
22.8%
29.4%
- 17.8
10.8
4.8
31.4
4
21.6
- 16.6
5.8
35.4
a. Calculate the average returns for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations
and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. Calculate the variances for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.)
c. Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate
calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.)
Y
a. Average return
%
%
b.
Variance
с.
Standard deviation
%
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