You are analyzing the returns of a mutual fund portfolio for the past 5 years.
Year
Return
2014
-30%
2015
-25%
2016
40%
2017
-10%
2018
15%
What is the standard deviation of the returns?
1. What is the key difference between a population standard
deviation and the standard deviation of a sampling
distribution?
2. How does this effect the normal distribution for the sample?
(i.e. shape)
What is the standard deviation of the standard normal
distribution?
What is the mean of the standard normal distribution?
All symmetric distributions are normal distributions. True or
false?
Assume body temperature scores are normally distributed in the
population with a mean of 36.81°C and a standard deviation of
0.41°C. A person's body temperature is 37.33°C. Calculate their
z-score. (Round answer to 2 decimal places)
Calculate the z-score for a person who has a body temperature of
35.72°C. (Round answer to...
Returns on stocks X and Y are listed below: Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stock X 6% 5% -2% 10% 3% 8% -4% Stock Y 11% 7% 10% -2% 3% 5% -1% Consider a portfolio of 70% stock X and 30% stock Y. What is the (population) standard deviation of portfolio returns? Please specify your answer in decimal terms and round your answer to the nearest thousandth (e.g., enter 12.3 percent as 0.123). Note that the correct answer will be evaluated based on...
You expect the following set of possible outcomes for a
stock:OutcomeProbabilityEnding Stock PriceHolding Period Return(Percent)Risk-free rate(Percent)Good35%$12044.54Neutral30%$100142Bad35%$70-16.5.5What is the standard deviation of the risk-free rate? Please
enter your answer in percent rounded to the nearest basis
point.