The Standard Deviation for a Set of Stock Returns Can

question 59

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation for a set of stock returns can be calculated as:

• A) The positive square root of the average return.
• B) The average squared difference between the actual return and the average return.
• C) The positive square root of the variance.
• D) The average return divided by N minus one, where N is the number of returns.
• E) The variance squared.

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