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- Consider the following POPULATION of returns: 5%, -4%, -3%, and 12%. What is the standard deviation of this population of returns? O A. 0.42% O B. 0.56% OC. 6.50% O D. 7.51%Use the following returns for X and Y. Returns Year X Y 1. 21.8% 26.4% 2. -16.8 -3.8 3. 9.8 28.4 4. 19.8 -14.6 5. 4.8. 32.4 a. Calculate the average returns for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the variances for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.) c. Calculate the standard deviations for X and Y. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Boom Nasional Berhad, find the standard deviation. PROBABILITY RETURN 0.35 8% 0.20 3% 0.20 20% 025 15%
- calculate the following Sharpe Ratio (SP) Treynor Measure Jensen Measure M2 measure T2 measure Information Ratio (appraisal ratio) Fund Average return Standard Deviation Beta coefficient Unsystematic Risk A 0.240 0.220 0.800 0.017 B 0.200 0.170 0.900 0.450 C 0.290 0.380 1.200 0.074 D 0.260 0.290 1.100 0.026 E 0.180 0.400 0.900 0.121 F 0.320 0.460 1.100 0.153 G 0.250 0.190 0.700 0.120 Market 0.220 0.180 1.000 0.000 Risk free return 0.050 0.000Given the following probability distribution, what are the expected return and the standard deviation of returns for Security J? State Pi ri 1 0.5 11% 2 0.3 8% 3 0.2 5% O 9.40%; 2.04% O 8.90%; 2.34% O 7.40%; 2.94% O 8.40%; 2.64% O 7.90%; 1.74%What is the standard deviation given the following information? Probability Possible Returns 24.0% 36.0% 9.0% 25.0% 20.0% 55.0% none of the answers is correct 63.0% 56.8% 49.1% 10.9%
- Normal probability distribution Assuming that the rates of return associated with a given asset investment are normally distributed; that the expected return, r, is 10.4%; and that the coefficient of variation, CV, is 1.01, answer the following questions: a. Find the standard deviation of returns, σr. b. Calculate the range of expected return outcomes associated with the following probabilities of occurrence: (1) 68%, (2) 95%, (3) 99%.Given the following probability distribution, what is the expected return and the standard deviation of returns for Security J? The answer choice lists expected return and standard deviation in the respective order. State 1 2 3 Pri 0.2 O 12%; 5.18% O 15%; 3.16% O 15%; 6.50% 0.6 0.2 O 20%; 5.00% 15%; 10.00% rj 10% 15 20Calculate the arithmetic average for the following returns: Year Return O 2.4 % O 2.2% O 3.1% O 3.4% Calculate the geometric average for the following returns: Year Return O 2.2% O 2.4% O 3.1% O 3.4% Calculate the standard deviation for the following returns: Year Return O 8.4% O 8.1% O 7.6% O 7.3% 2017 12.03% 2017 12.03% 2017 12.03% 2018 -8.24% 2018 -8.24% 2018 -8.24% 2019 1.34% 2019 1.34% 2019 1.34% 2020 4.55% 2020 4.55% 2020 4.55%
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