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 % 24 %
2 24 45
3 13 -14
4 -14 -28
5 15 53

Requirement 1:
(a) Calculate the arithmetic average return for X.
(Click to select)7.13%8.80%11.00%9.94%10.74%

(b) Calculate the arithmetic average return for Y.
(Click to select)12.96%16.00%18.08%19.52%20.00%

Requirement 2:
(a) Calculate the variance for X. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.0199560.0165000.0203700.0249450.025462

(b) Calculate the variance for Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.1596880.1034780.1277500.1143000.142875

Requirement 3:
(a)

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

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

(b)

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

(Click to select)44.68%35.74%33.81%37.80%28.95%

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