A Stock Had Annual Returns of 8 Percent,-2 Percent,4 Percent,and

question 71

Multiple Choice

A stock had annual returns of 8 percent,-2 percent,4 percent,and 20 percent over the past four years.What is the standard deviation of these returns?

• A)16.33%
• B)16.09%
• C)7.10%
• D)9.29%
• E)7.99%

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