The variance of a stock's returns can be calculated as the:
a. square root of the average value of deviations from the mean.
b. average value of squared deviations from the mean.
c. sum of the deviations from the mean.
d. average value of deviations from the mean.

The equation shown below represents function f. f(x)= -2x+5 the graph shown below represents function g. which of the following statements is true? a. over the interval [2, 4], the average rate of change of f is the same as the average rate of change of g. the y-intercept of function f is less than the y-intercept of function g. b. over the interval [2, 4], the average rate of change of f is greater than the average rate of change of g. the y-intercept of function f is greater than the y-intercept of function g. c. over the interval [2, 4], the average rate of change of f is the same as the average rate of change of g. the y-intercept of function f is greater than the y-intercept of function g. d. over the interval [2, 4], the average rate of change of f is less than the average rate of change of g. the y-intercept of function f is the same as the y-intercept of function g.