Ensuring standalone Riak using relaxed date
Returns earned over a given time period are called relaxed returns. Historical data on realized returns is often used to estimate future results.
Five years of realized returns for Falcon Freight Inc. (Falcon) are given in the following table:
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Stock return
15.00%
10.20%
18.00%
25.20%
7.80%
Also note that:
1. While Falcon was started 40 years ago, its common stock has been publicly traded for the past 25 years.
2. The returns on Falcon's equity are calculated as arithmetic returns.
Given this return data, the average realized return on Falcon Freight Inc.'s stock is Y.
The preceding data series represents historical returns of Falcon's. Based on this conclusion, the standard deviation of Falcon's variation (CV) is expected to equal.