Using the following annual returns, calculate the estimates of the arithmetic mean returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for assets X and Y. Also calculate the estimates of the covariance and correlation between X and Y. These five years are a sample of the entire population of returns for X and Y. Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Returns X 11% 6% -8% 28% 13% Y 36% -7% 2% -12% 43% A stock has had returns over the past six years of 29%, 14%, 23%, -18%, 9%, and -14%. What was its arithmetic mean and geometric mean returns over that period? What was the standard deviation of its returns over this six-year period?

Using the following annual returns, calculate the estimates of the arithmetic mean returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for assets X and Y. Also calculate the estimates of the covariance and correlation between X and Y. These five years are a sample of the entire population of returns for X and Y. Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Returns X 11% 6% -8% 28% 13% Y 36% -7% 2% -12% 43% A stock has had returns over the past six years of 29%, 14%, 23%, -18%, 9%, and -14%. What was its arithmetic mean and geometric mean returns over that period? What was the standard deviation of its returns over this six-year period?

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