A Stock Had Returns of 16 Percent,4 Percent,−22 Percent,15 Percent,and

question 6

Multiple Choice

A stock had returns of 16 percent,4 percent,−22 percent,15 percent,and −2 percent for the past five years.What is the variance of these returns?

• A).01997
• B).02037
• C).02402
• D).01869
• E).02340

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