The Yearly Prices (Rounded to the Nearest Dollar) for GLD

question 22

Essay

The Yearly Prices (rounded to the nearest dollar) for GLD (a gold exchange traded fund) and SLV (a silver exchange traded fund) are reported in the following table. (See the Excel Data File.)
A) Calculate the sample variance and sample standard deviation for the GLD ETF and SLV ETF.
B) Which asset had a greater variance?
C) Which asset had the greater relative dispersion?

• A) Calculate the sample variance and sample standard deviation for the GLD ETF and SLV ETF.
• B) Which asset had a greater variance?
• C) Which asset had the greater relative dispersion?

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