Your portfolio had the values in the following table for the four years​ listed: Data table ​(Click on the icon here    in order to copy its contents of the data table below into a​ spreadsheet.)     Beginning Value Ending Value 2016 ​$59,462   ​$55,536   2017 55,536   64,852   2018 64,852   67,183   2019 67,183   70,997 . a. Calculate your return for each year over the​ 4-year period. Then calculate the average return over the​ 4-year period. b. Calculate the portfolio standard deviation.       Question content area bottom Part 1 The return for 2016 is enter your response here​%. ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)

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Your portfolio had the values in the following table for the four years​ listed:
Data table
​(Click on the icon here
  
in order to copy its contents of the data table below into a​ spreadsheet.)
 
 
Beginning Value
Ending Value
2016
​$59,462
 
​$55,536
 
2017
55,536
 
64,852
 
2018
64,852
 
67,183
 
2019
67,183
 
70,997
.
a. Calculate your return for each year over the​ 4-year period. Then calculate the average return over the​ 4-year period.
b. Calculate the portfolio standard deviation.
 
 
 

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The return for
2016
is
enter your response here​%.
​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)
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