You’ve observed the following returns on Barnett Corporation’s stock over the past five years: –28.2 percent, 15.8 percent, 34.6 percent, 3.4 percent, and 22.4 percent.
What was the variance of the returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.)
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