Question: Using the data in the table below a. What was the average dividend yield for the S&P 500 from 2002-2014? (Round to two decimal places.)

Using the data in the table below

a. What was the average dividend yield for the S&P 500 from 2002-2014? (Round to two decimal places.)

b. What was the volatility of the dividend yield? (Round to two decimal places.)

c. What was the average annual return of the S&P 500 from 2002-2014 excluding dividends (i.e., from capital gains only)? (Round to two decimal places.)

d. What was the volatility of the S&P 500 returns from capital gains? (Round to two decimal places.)

e. Were dividends or capital gains a more important component of the S&P 500's average returns during this period? Which were the more important source of volatility? (Round to two decimal places.)

Year End S&P 500 Index Dividends Paid* S&P 500 Realized Return Microsoft Realized Return 1-Month T-Bill Return
2001 1148.08
2002 879.82 14.53 -22.1% -22.0% 1.6%
2003 1111.92 20.8 28.7% 6.8% 1.0%
2004 1211.92 20.98 10.9% 8.9% 1.2%
2005 1248.29 23.15 4.9% -0.9% 3.0%
2006 1418.3 27.16 15.8% 15.8% 4.8%
2007 1468.36 27.86 5.5% 20.8% 4.7%
2008 903.25 21.85 -37.0% -44.4% 1.5%
2009 1115.1 27.19 26.5% 60.5% 0.1%
2010 1257.64 25.44 15.1% -6.5% 0.1%
2011 1257.6 26.59 2.1% -4.5% 0.0%
2012 1426.19 32.67 16.0% 5.8% 0.1%
2013 1848.36 39.75 32.4% 44.2% 0.0%
2014 2058.9 42.47 13.7% 27.5% 0.0%

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