Question

Cyclic Consumer Industrial Full data set 3.7 12.6 48.7 5.4 14.9 - 23.4 23.5 13.2 -4.5 0.2 -7.7 5.9 36.1 45.4 -3.6 1.2 -1.1 2.3 24.4 5.8 42.4 -8.6 14.1 4.5 -17,6 -7.6 45.8 -5.2 3.2 22.6 10.8 -3.7 6.4 - 26.8 38.1 8.4 29.6 36.9 1.1 8,5 18.6 1.5 -17.1 21.5 30.3 20.8 2.7 6.5 17.6 29.5 18.8 13.1 16.7 12.9 -8.8 5.2 - 9.5 1.7 34.6 -4.7 12.7 26.4 -9.2 32.9 36.5 -8.4 -27.8 9.2 33.8 23.1 1.1 11.1 23.3 -6.4 26.4 9.7 44.2 3,5 -4.9 26.3 8.3 1.8 4.6 -2.1 -26.9 4.9 15.5 76.9 4.6 27.9 11.3 -4.2 5.8 28.2 81.2 37.3 -7.9 -4.1 0.9 48.8 27.8 11.9 - 13.9 23.1 4.9 22.5 20.9 11.7 -0.1 22.5 29.5 8.7 -9.1 -2.7 19.3 55.9 17.3 3.3 10.2 6.1 -9.4 -3.8 18.4 -3.7 0.1 8.6 10.6 -8.8 27.3 2.7 28.6 32,5 23.8 8.6 21.6 -6.5 -1.9 -5.1 -0.4 2.9 22.7 24.5 15.4 16.2 31.9 4.4 8.7 6.1 8.1 -8.7 6.9 5.4 -44.9 -14.8 25.4 4.1 78,8 67.3 -9.2 - 9.8 6.2 17.6 -5.7 15.1 15.1 -5.4 -18.5 40.3 -5.4 1.3 - 8.8 32.3 15.8 74.5 3.2 129.1 -8.7 -4.5 3.4 -35.5 5.7 -24.8 1.9 31.8 -1.4 -2.1 28.6 3.2 14.9 -12.7 3.3 26.5 5.7 - 25.2 -7.3 -8.2 16.7 18.9 50.3 24.8 Print Done (b) Determine the mean and median rate of return for each sector. Which sector has the higher mean rate of return? Which sector has the higher median rate f return? Xconsumer cyclical =| Mconsumer cyclical (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

Answer 1

Mean for Cyclic consumer (X) = 655.3/100 = 6.553

Mean for Industrial (X)  = 1478.4/100 = 14.784

Median for Cyclic consumer sector ( M) = (3.2 + 3.4)/2 = 3.3

Median for Industrial sector (M) = (10.6 + 10.8)/2 = 10.7

Xconsumer cyclical = 6.553

Mconsumer cyclical = 3.3

Which sector has the higher mean rate of return?

Industrial sector have the higher mean rate of return. (14.784 > 6.553)

Which sector has the higher median rate of return?

Industrial sector has the higher median rate of return (10.7 is greater than 3.3)