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Given the following information about a stock's return in the various states of the economy, calculate the standard deviation of its return. USE EXCEL AND SHOW FORMULAS THAT WERE USED. Enter answer in percents
| State of economy | Probability | Stock return |
|---|---|---|
| Recession | 0.17 | -0.26 |
| Normal | 0.34 | 0.08 |
| Boom | -- | 0.18 |
Probability(boom) = 1 - Probability (recession) - Probability (normal)
= 0.49

E6 = E3+E4+E5
standard deviation of return
of stocks = 0.1916
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