In: Finance
| 
 Probability  | 
 Expected Return  | 
| 
 0.3  | 
 -10%  | 
| 
 0.4  | 
 5%  | 
| 
 0.3  | 
 15%  | 
If IBM has the probability distribution shown in the table above, what is IBM’s standard deviation?
Expected return=Respective return*Respective probability
=(0.3*-10)+(0.4*5)+(0.3*15)
=3.5%
| probability | Return | probability*(Return-Expected Return)^2 | 
| 0.3 | -10 | 0.3*(-10-3.5)^2=54.675 | 
| 0.4 | 5 | 0.4*(5-3.5)^2=0.9 | 
| 0.3 | 15 | 0.3*(15-3.5)^2=39.675 | 
| Total=95.25% | 
Standard deviation=[Total probability*(Return-Expected Return)^2/Total probability]^(1/2)
=(95.25)^(1/2)
=9.76%(Approx)