Maroon provided the following data from 2013 to 2018. Year Nominal Returns(%) Inflation (%) 2013 +8.90 +3.1 2014 +10.01 +2.9 2015 +8.60 +3.8 2016 +11.99 +4.7 2017 +8.10 +2.0 2018 +15.67 +2.6            (a)     What was the standard deviation of the market returns?          (b)     Calculate the average real returns.

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Maroon provided the following data from 2013 to 2018.

Year

Nominal Returns(%)

Inflation (%)

2013

+8.90

+3.1

2014

+10.01

+2.9

2015

+8.60

+3.8

2016

+11.99

+4.7

2017

+8.10

+2.0

2018

+15.67

+2.6

 

         (a)     What was the standard deviation of the market returns?

         (b)     Calculate the average real returns.

 

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