Jill believes that economic conditions during the next year will be strong, normal, or weak, and she thinks that the firm's returns will have the probability distribution shownbelow. What's the standard deviation of the estimated returns?Economic ConditionsStrongNormalWeak19.55%18.98%19.37%18.62%Probability30%40%30%Return34.0%10.0%-15.0%

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Jill believes that economic conditions during the next year will be strong, normal, or weak, and she thinks that the firm's returns will have the probability distribution show below. What's the standard deviation of the estimated returns? Economic Conditions Strong Normal Weak 19.55% 18.98% Probability 30% 40% 30% Return 34.0% 10.0% -15.0%

Jill believes that economic conditions during the next year will be strong, normal, or weak, and she thinks that the firm's returns will have the probability distribution show below. What's the standard deviation of the estimated returns? Economic Conditions Strong Normal Weak 19.55% 18.98% Probability 30% 40% 30% Return 34.0% 10.0% -15.0%

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