Question

Use the following returns for X and Y.

	Returns
Year	X					Y
1			21.7	%			26.1	%
2		–	16.7				–3.7
3			9.7				28.1
4			19.4				–14.4
5			4.7				32.1

Calculate the average returns for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

	Average returns
X	% 7.76
Y	% 13.64

  
Calculate the variances for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.)
  

	Variances
X
Y

  
Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
  

	Standard deviations
X	% 15.33
Y	% 21.16

Answer 1