Question

The following table shows a data set containing information for 25 of the shadow stocks tracked by the American Association of Individual Investors. Shadow stocks are common stocks of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall Street analysts. Click on the datafile logo to reference the data DATA file Excel or Minitab users: The data set is available in the file named Shadow02. Al data sets can be found on the premium online website Profit Earnings Margin Price/ ons NCEB 3

Answer 1

a) Number of variables in the data set : 5

b) Exchange : Qualitative

Price/Earnings Ration : Quantitative.

Gross Profit Margin :  Quantitative.

c) The table is

Exchange	Frequency	Percent Frequency
AMEX	5	20
NYSC	3	12
OTC	17	68
Total	25	100

The correct bar graph is A.

d) The frequency distribution is

Gross Profit Margin	Frequency
0-14.9	2
15-29.9	6
30-44.9	8
45.59.9	6
60.74.9	3

The correct histogram is A.

e) The average price/earnings ratio is 20.2.