TABLE 3-11
the Following Table Represents the Assets in Billions

question 19

Essay

TABLE 3-11
The following table represents the assets in billions of dollars of the five largest bond funds.
$\begin{array}{lr}\hline \text {Bond Fund}&\text {Assets (Billions \$ }\\\hline \text { Vanguard GNMA } & 19.5 \\\text { Vanguard Total Bond Mkt. Index } & 16.8 \\\text { Bond Fund of America A } & 13.7 \\\text { Franklin Calif. Tax-Free Inc. A } & 12.8 \\\text { Vanguard Short-Term Corp. } & 10.9\\\hline \end{array}$

-Referring to Table 3-11, what are the variance and standard deviation for this population?

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