Question: Calculate the summary statistics Arithmetic average, standard deviation, Min, Max, and geometric average. Calculate the end-of-year values for each asset class (RF, T-Bond and Equity)

  1. Calculate the summary statistics Arithmetic average, standard deviation, Min, Max, and geometric average.
  2. Calculate the end-of-year values for each asset class (RF, T-Bond and Equity) with $1 investment at the end of 1927. And plot them in a Chart. Make sure that you use the log scale on the y-axis.
  3. Calculate annual excess returns time series for T-bond and Equity. Present the average excess returns, standard deviations, and Sharpe ratio.
  4. Present the covariance and correlation matrix of the excess returns of T-bond and Equity.























Value from $1 dollars



Excess Returns








YearRFT-BondEquity


YearInflationRFT-BondEquity


1927111
T-BondEquity
1928-0.010.03560.0083547090.3895


1928





19290.010.04750.042038042-0.1479


1929





1930-0.060.02410.045409314-0.2882


1930





1931-0.090.0107-0.02558856-0.4404


1931





1932-0.100.00960.08790307-0.0843


1932





19330.010.0030.0185527210.5735


1933





19340.020.00160.0796344260.0318


1934





19350.030.00170.0447204770.4513


1935





19360.010.00180.0501787540.3225


1936





19370.030.00310.013791461-0.3465


1937





1938-0.03-0.00020.0421324850.2846


1938





19390.000.00020.0441226140.0272


1939





19400.0100.054024816-0.0714


1940





19410.100.0006-0.020221976-0.1047


1941





19420.090.00270.0229486820.1647


1942





19430.030.00350.02490.2831


1943





19440.020.00330.0257761120.213


1944





19450.020.00330.0380441730.3871


1945





19460.180.00350.031283745-0.0638


1946





19470.090.0050.0091969680.0345


1947





19480.030.00810.0195103690.0188


1948





1949-0.020.0110.0466348520.2022


1949





19500.060.0120.0042959570.3002


1950





19510.060.0149-0.0029531390.2071


1951





19520.010.01660.0226799620.1346


1952





19530.010.01820.0414384030.0077


1953





1954-0.010.00860.0328980350.5021


1954





19550.000.0157-0.0133643910.2532


1955





19560.030.0246-0.0225577380.0836


1956





19570.030.03140.067970128-0.1002


1957





19580.020.0154-0.0209901820.4499


1958





19590.020.0295-0.0264663130.1271


1959





19600.010.02660.1163950370.012


1960





19610.010.02130.0206092080.2694


1961





19620.010.02730.056935441-0.1017


1962





19630.020.03120.0168416210.2096


1963





19640.010.03540.0372806490.1608


1964





19650.020.03930.0071885510.1445


1965





19660.030.04760.029079409-0.0875


1966





19670.030.0421-0.015806210.287


1967





19680.050.05210.0327461970.14


1968





19690.060.0658-0.050140493-0.1096


1969





19700.060.06520.1675473720.0003


1970





19710.030.04390.0978689660.1617


1971





19720.030.03840.0281844910.1689


1972





19730.090.06930.036586646-0.1925


1973





19740.120.080.019886087-0.2775


1974





19750.070.0580.0360525360.3824


1975





19760.050.05080.1598456070.2699


1976





19770.070.05120.012899606-0.0314


1977





19780.090.0718-0.0077758070.0821


1978





19790.130.10380.0067072030.2347


1979





19800.130.1124-0.0298974430.3337


1980





19810.090.14710.081992153-0.0342


1981





19820.040.10540.3281454950.212


1982





19830.040.0880.0320020940.2255


1983





19840.040.09850.1373336430.038


1984





19850.040.07720.2571248820.3263


1985





19860.010.06160.2428421510.1628


1986





19870.040.0547-0.0496050890.016


1987





19880.040.06350.0822359580.179


1988





19890.050.08370.1769364720.2886


1989





19900.060.07810.062353753-0.0614


1990





19910.030.0560.15004510.3478


1991





19920.030.03510.0936163730.0974


1992





19930.030.0290.1421095760.1111


1993





19940.030.039-0.080366556-0.002


1994





19950.030.0560.2348078010.3682


1995





19960.030.05210.0142860780.2117


1996





19970.020.05260.0993913030.3122


1997





19980.020.04860.1492143190.2432


1998





19990.030.0468-0.0825421480.2525


1999





20000.030.05890.166552671-0.1171


2000





20010.020.03830.055721812-0.1138


2001





20020.020.01650.151164004-0.2111


2002





20030.020.01020.0037531860.3177


2003





20040.030.0120.0449068370.1192


2004





20050.030.02980.028675330.0607


2005





20060.030.0480.0196100120.154


2006





20070.040.04660.1020992190.057


2007





20080.000.0160.201012799-0.3674


2008





20090.030.001-0.1111669530.2836


2009





20100.010.00120.0846293390.1749


2010





20110.030.00040.160353350.0048


2011





20120.020.00060.029715720.1633


2012





20130.020.0002-0.0910456880.3522


2013





20140.010.00020.1074618050.1173


2014





20150.010.00020.0128429970.0011


2015





20160.020.0020.0069055050.135


2016





20170.020.0080.0280171630.2231


2017





20180.020.0183-0.000166924-0.0512


2018





20190.020.02150.0963563070.3043


2019





20200.010.00450.1133189760.2411


2020





20210.070.0004-0.0441603440.236


2021


















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