Consider the following annual returns of Molson Coors and In

Consider the following annual returns of Molson Coors and International Paper: Molson Coors International Paper Year 1 18.8 % 5.0 % Year 2 8.9 18.0 Year 3 39.0 0.7 Year 4 7.9 27.1 Year 5 16.7 11.6 Compute each stock’s average return, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Solution

year   returns of Molson Coors   International Paper   mean   sd   cv
1   18.8   5.0   11.90   9.7581   0.82001
2   8.9   18.0   13.45   6.4347   0.47841
3   39.0   0.7   19.85   27.0822   1.36434
4   7.9   27.1   17.50   13.5765   0.77580
5   16.7   11.6   14.15   3.6062   0.25486