A Stock Has Yielded Returns of 9 Percent, 16 Percent

question 3

Multiple Choice

A stock has yielded returns of 9 percent, 16 percent, 18 percent, and -6 percent over the past four years, respectively.What is the standard deviation of these returns?

• A)15.52 percent
• B)15.86 percent
• C)11.05 percent
• D)9.38 percent
• E)10.87 percent

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