Asked by Paytonn Burrows on Jul 02, 2024
Bianco Corporation has experienced returns of -5%, 20%, 10% and -8% returns over the past four years. Given this information, calculate the company's standard deviation.
A) 13.12%
B) 10.08%
C) 8.02%
D) 6.09%
E) 5.89%
Standard Deviation
A statistical measure that represents the dispersion or variability of a set of data points or values in a dataset.
- Appreciate the significance of standard deviation in the assessment of returns on investments.
Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the significance of standard deviation in the assessment of returns on investments.
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