Answer:
a. 9%
b. 0.01445
c. 12.02%
Step-by-step explanation:
n = 5 years
Return rates = 14%, –9%, 16%, 21%, and 3%
a. Arithmetic average return
[tex]A= \frac{14-9+16+21+3}{5} \\A=9.00[/tex]
b. Historical variance (to 5 decimal places)
[tex]V= \frac{\sum (X_i-A)^2}{n-1} \\V= \frac{(0.14-0.09)^2+(-0.09-0.09)^2+(0.16-0.09)^2(0.21-0.09)^2(0.03-0.09)^2}{5-1}\\ V=0.01445[/tex]
c. Standard deviation.
[tex]s = \sqrt{V} \\s= \sqrt{0.01445}\\s=0.1202 = 12.02\%[/tex]