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 6

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

Returns
Year X Y
1 6 % 23 %
2 24 44
3 13 -7
4 -14 -21
5 15 52
Requirement 1:
(a) Calculate the arithmetic average return for X.
(Click to select)8.80%10.74%11.00%7.13%9.94%
(b) Calculate the arithmetic average return for Y.
(Click to select)22.75%20.57%22.20%18.20%14.74%

Requirement 2:
(a) Calculate the variance for X.(Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.0165000.0199560.0249450.0254620.020370
(b) Calculate the variance for Y.(Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.0810570.1250880.0957120.1196400.100070

Requirement 3:
(a)

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

(Click to select)14.27%17.84%11.56%14.03%15.79%
(b)

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

(Click to select)31.63%34.59%39.54%30.94%25.62%

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