Question: Using the following returns, calculate the arithmetic average returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for X and Y. Returns Year X Y 1 10

Using the following returns, calculate the arithmetic average returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for X and Y.

Returns
Year X Y
1 10 % 22 %
2 28 43
3 17 -8
4 -18 -22
5 19 51

Requirement 1:
(a) Calculate the arithmetic average return for X.
(Click to select)14.00%9.07%13.66%11.20%12.66%

(b) Calculate the arithmetic average return for Y.
(Click to select)21.50%13.93%17.20%20.98%19.44%

Requirement 2:
(a) Calculate the variance for X. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.0249240.0381810.0307700.0384620.030545

(b) Calculate the variance for Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.1250880.1175490.0810570.0940390.100070

Requirement 3:
(a)

Calculate the standard deviation for X. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(Click to select)14.21%19.54%21.93%17.54%17.38%

(b)

Calculate the standard deviation for Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(Click to select)25.62%39.54%30.67%34.29%31.63%

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