The annual returns of three stocks for the past seven years are given in the following...

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  1. The annual returns of three stocks for the past sevenyears are given in the following table:

Year

Stock X

Stock Y

Stock Z

2011

3.00%

14.00%

19.00%

2012

9.00%

7.00%

11.00%

2013

12.00%

19.00%

5.00%

2014

19.00%

13.00%

12.00%

2015

23.00%

-7.00%

11.00%

2016

5.00%

-3.00%

7.00%

2017

10.00%

9.00%

14.00%

  1. Determine the average return and the standard deviation ofreturns for each stock. Which stock has the highest expected returnand which one has the highest risk?
  2. Determine the correlation coefficient and the covariancebetween each pair of stocks.

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