document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029373>Question 1029373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following are the closing prices (in dollars) of two stocks on five consecutive Fridays:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stock A: 18.25    17.03     18.41     17.44     18.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stock B: 20.31    20.27     19.55     20.60     20.40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	Calculate the mean, median for stock A and stock B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	 Compute the range and the inter-quartile range for each stock.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)	Calculate the standard deviation for each group.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)	Which set is less variable?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Mean : 17.85, 20.23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Median : 18.10, 20.31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Range : 1.38,1.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IQR : 0.81, 0.13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Sigma: 0.59, 0.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) B, sigma is less than A.<BR>\n" );
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