Arithmetic average return on the stock over five-year period

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You've observed the following returns on Doyscher Corporation's stock over the past five years: -25.8 percent, 14.2 percent, 31.4 percent, 2.6 percent, and 21.6 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).)

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).)

(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).)

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