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Consider a sample of year-end prices for Alphabet, Inc. (Google) over a five year period. Google did not pay a dividend over the sample period. YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Calculate the standard deviation in the returns.

 
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Consider a sample of year-end prices for Alphabet, Inc. (Google) over a five year period. Google did not pay a dividend over the sample period. YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Calculate the standard deviation in the returns. PRICE $572.65 $607.53 $531.27 $339.03 $568.42 $503.14

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