What is the Variance of returns for Security XYZ? (no rounding off until the final answer, final answer at 5 decimal places “X.XXXXX”) the following probability distribution for security XYZ is determined: OUTCOME PROBABILITY EXPECTED RETURN A 20% 20% B 80% 25%

What is the Variance of returns for Security XYZ? (no rounding off until the final answer, final answer at 5 decimal places “X.XXXXX”) the following probability distribution for security XYZ is determined: OUTCOME PROBABILITY EXPECTED RETURN A 20% 20% B 80% 25%

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What is the Variance of returns for Security XYZ? (no rounding off until the final answer, final answer at 5 decimal places “X.XXXXX”)

the following probability distribution for security XYZ is determined:

OUTCOME	PROBABILITY	EXPECTED RETURN
A	20%	20%
B	80%	25%

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