An Investment Produced Annual Rates of Return of 4%, 8

question 127

Multiple Choice

An investment produced annual rates of return of 4%, 8%, 14% and 6%, respectively, over the past four years. What is the standard deviation of these returns?

• A) 3.7%
• B) 4.1%
• C) 4.3%
• D) 4.6%

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