You’ve observed the following returns on Doyscher Corporation’s stock over the past five years: –28.8 percent, 16.2 percent, 35.4 percent, 3.6 percent, and 22.6 percent.
Requirement 1: What was the arithmetic average return on the stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Arithmetic average return = ? %
Requirement 2: (a) What was the variance of the returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 6 decimal places (e.g., 32.161616).)
Variance =
(b) What was the standard deviation of the returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Standard deviation = %