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 7

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

Returns
Year X Y
1 7 % 23 %
2 25 44
3 14 -9
4 -15 -23
5 16 52

Requirement 1:
(a) Calculate the arithmetic average return for X.
(Click to select)10.62%11.75%11.47%9.40%7.61%

(b) Calculate the arithmetic average return for Y.
(Click to select)14.09%17.40%21.75%19.66%21.23%

Requirement 2:
(a) Calculate the variance for X. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.0279500.0227300.0223600.0184110.028412

(b) Calculate the variance for Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)0.1066300.0996140.0863700.1245180.133287

Requirement 3:
(a)

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

(Click to select)15.08%16.72%14.85%18.85%12.21%

(b)

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

(Click to select)26.45%32.65%40.82%31.56%35.29%

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