Aquarius Inc

question 30

Multiple Choice

Aquarius Inc.has posted the following annual returns for the past 5 years: 17%, 23%, -13%, 7%, and -15%.What are the variance and standard deviation of these annual returns?

• A)Variance = 0.00237; standard deviation = 0.04868
• B)Variance = 0.06221; standard deviation = 0.2494
• C)Variance = 0.02972; standard deviation = 0.1724
• D)Variance = 0.2341; standard deviation = 0.4838

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