The standard deviation of the returns over this period

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You’ve observed the following returns on Barnett Corporation’s stock over the past five years: –26.4 percent, 14.6 percent, 32.2 percent, 2.8 percent, and 21.8 percent.

What was the arithmetic average return on the stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Arithmetic average return             %

What was the variance of the returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.)

Variance            

What was the standard deviation of the returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Standard deviation             %

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