Your client is considering purchasing stocks.  The actual return of one o his choices follows here.  Assist him by calculating the standard deviation and advise him what the risk is. Stock 'A' Actual Returns = 6%, 12%, 8%, 10% 0.0164 0.0258 0.0542 0.1072

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Your client is considering purchasing stocks.  The actual return of one o his choices follows here.  Assist him by calculating the standard deviation and advise him what the risk is.

Stock 'A' Actual Returns = 6%, 12%, 8%, 10%

0.0164

0.0258

0.0542

0.1072

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