Year End 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Consider the following realized...

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Year End 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Consider the following realized annual returns: Market Realized Microsoft Return 21.2% 30.3% 22.3% 25.3% -11.0% -11.3% -20.8% 33.1% 13.0% 7.3% Realized Return 88.3% 56.4% 114.6% 68.4% -62.8% 52.7% -22.0% 6.9% 9.2% -0.9% Required: Using the data provided in the table, calculate the average annual return. the variance of the annual returns, and the standard deviation of the average returns for the market from 1996 to 2005. Year End 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Consider the following realized annual returns: Market Realized Microsoft Return 21.2% 30.3% 22.3% 25.3% -11.0% -11.3% -20.8% 33.1% 13.0% 7.3% Realized Return 88.3% 56.4% 114.6% 68.4% -62.8% 52.7% -22.0% 6.9% 9.2% -0.9% Required: Using the data provided in the table, calculate the average annual return. the variance of the annual returns, and the standard deviation of the average returns for the market from 1996 to 2005.

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