A Stock Has Yielded Returns of 6 Percent,11 Percent,14 Percent,and

question 82

Multiple Choice

A stock has yielded returns of 6 percent,11 percent,14 percent,and -2 percent over the past four years,respectively.What is the standard deviation of these returns?

• A)5.52 percent
• B)5.86 percent
• C)6.05 percent
• D)6.47 percent
• E)6.99 percent

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