Risk versus Return in T-bills
Average Returns for Bonds
Low-risk bonds
1950 to 1959 Average 2.6 %
1960 to 1969 Average 4.7
1970 to 1979 Average 6.1
1980 to 1989 Average 8.3
1990 to 1999 Average 5.4
2000 to 2009 Average 2.3
Annual Standard Deviation for T-Bills
Low-risk bonds
1950 to 1959 1.0 %
1960 to 1969 1.3
1970 to 1979 2.1
1980 to 1989 3.0
1990 to 1999 1.5
2000 to 2009 2.2
Calculate the coefficient of variation of the risk-return relationship (Use the above Tables) during each decade since 1950. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Decade CoV
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s