You’ve observed the following returns on Yasmin Corporation’s stock over the past five years: 15 percent, –6 percent, 18 percent, 14 percent, and 10 percent. a. What was the arithmetic average return on the company's stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.) Average return % b-1 What was the variance of the company's stock returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., 32.16161.) Variance b-2 What was the standard deviation of the company's stock returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Standard deviation %
You’ve observed the following returns on Yasmin Corporation’s stock over the past five years: 15 percent, –6 percent, 18 percent, 14 percent, and 10 percent.
a. What was the arithmetic average return on the company's stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.)
Average return %
b-1 What was the variance of the company's stock returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., 32.16161.)
Variance
b-2 What was the standard deviation of the company's stock returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Standard deviation %
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