Calculate the arithmetic return and geometric return

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You are given the returns for the following three stocks: Year Stock A Stock B Stock C 1 14 % 14 % −19 % 2 14 14 34 3 14 22 37 4 14 7 14 5 14 13 4 Calculate the arithmetic return, geometric return, and standard deviation for each stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Stock A Stock B Stock C Arithmetic returns % % % Standard deviation % % % Geometric returns % % %

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