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The following table shows historical end-of-week adjusted close prices (including dividends) for a stock and the...

The following table shows historical end-of-week adjusted close prices (including dividends) for a stock and the S&P 500.

A B C
1 Week Stock S&P 500
2 0 39.53 2,758
3 1 40.17 2,700
4 2 43.1 2,742
5 3 42.47 2,783
6 4 39.77 2,836
7 5 42.07 2,762
8 6 43.84 2,829
9 7 39.77 2,768
10 8 40.1 2,866
11 9 40.98 3,019
12 10 42.15 2,982

2. What is the geometric average weekly return for the S&P 500?

3. What is the annualized return for the S&P 500 (EAR)?

4. Calculate the weekly returns. What is standard deviation of weekly returns for the S&P 500?

5. What is the beta of the stock?

In: Finance

The International Air Transport Association surveys business travelers to develop quality ratings for transatlantic gateway airports....

The International Air Transport Association surveys business travelers to develop quality ratings for transatlantic gateway airports. The maximum possible rating is 10. Suppose a simple random sample of 50 business travelers is selected and each traveler is asked to provide a rating for the Miami International Airport. The ratings obtained from the sample of 50 business travelers follow.

4 8 9 10 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 7 6
7 8 8 10 9 1 8 7 8 7 9 8 10
6 4 8 1 1 8 8 7 10 9 7 1 7
5 8 4 1 9 8 9 1 1 7 7

Develop a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean rating for Miami (to 2 decimals).

( , )

In: Math

The American Housing Survey reported the following data on the number of times that owner-occupied and...

The American Housing Survey reported the following data on the number of times that owner-occupied and renter-occupied units had a water supply stoppage lasting 6 or more hours in the past 3 months. Number of Houses (1000s) Number of Times Owner Occupied Renter Occupied 0 547 23 1 5,012 541 2 6,110 3,734 3 2,544 8,660 4 times or more 557 3,784 Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. a. Define a random variable x = number of times that owner-occupied units had a water supply stoppage lasting 6 or more hours in the past 3 months and develop a probability distribution for the random variable. (Let x = 4 represent 4 or more times.) x f(x) 0 .96 1 .9 2 .62 3 .23 4 .13 Total 2.84 b. Compute the expected value and variance for x. Total E(x) Var(x) c. Define a random variable y = number of times that renter-occupied units had a water supply stoppage lasting 6 or more hours in the past 3 months and develop a probability distribution for the random variable. (Let y = 4 represent 4 or more times.) y f(y) 0 1 2 3 4 Total d. Compute the expected value and variance for y. Total E(y) Var(y)

In: Statistics and Probability

Match each sequence to a good candidate for a closed form. Note that for each of...

Match each sequence to a good candidate for a closed form. Note that for each of the given sequences, the initial value of the index n is given.

  1. A. 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ... (n>=0)
  2. B. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28,... (n>=1)
  3. C. 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ... (n>=1)
  4. D. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ... (n>=1)
  5. E. Corresponding sequence not listed.
selectABCDE 1.

f(n)=5n−2

selectABCDE 2.

f(n)=((1+5√)2)n−((1−5√)2)n5–√

selectABCDE 3.

f(n)=2n+11

selectABCDE 4.

f(n)=5n+3

selectABCDE 5.

f(n)=2n−1

selectABCDE 6.

f(n)=(n+1)21

selectABCDE 7.

f(n)=n2−1

In: Advanced Math

Consider independent random variables X1, X2, and X3 such that X1 is a random variable having...

Consider independent random variables X1, X2, and X3 such that X1 is a random variable having mean 1 and variance 1, X2 is a random variable having mean 2 and variance 4, and X3 is a random variable having mean 3 and variance 9.

(a) Give the value of the variance of

X1 + (1/2)X2 + (1/3)X3

(b) Give the value of the correlation of Y = X1- X2 and Z = X2 + X3.

In: Statistics and Probability

Open House_Price data. Test if there is a significant difference in house prices for houses that...

Open House_Price data.

Test if there is a significant difference in house prices for houses that are less than 31 years old compared to houses that are 31 years or older. Answer the questions for Assessment. (Pick the closest answer)

1. What is the P-value?

  • a. 0.106390147
  • b. ​​1.85525E-07
  • c. ​​0.002738669
  • d. ​​0.000144083

2. What is the Statistical interpretation?

  • a. The P-value is too small to have a conclusive answer.
  • b. The P-value is much smaller than 5% thus we are very certain that house prices are different.
  • c. ​​The P-value is larger than 5% thus the answer is inconclusive.
  • d. The P-value is larger than 5% thus we are certain that house prices are not different.

3. What is the conclusion?

  • a. Statistical interpretation agrees with the intuition: the house price is different due to the age of the house.
  • b. ​​The statistics does not conform to the intuition since one would expect the house price to be different due to the age of the house.
  • c. Since the test is inconclusive the conclusion is inconclusive as well.
  • d. The test does not make statistical sense.
DATA: 
Age     #Bathrooms      #Rooms  #BedRooms       #FirePlaces     sellingPrice in $100000
42      1       7       4       0       4.9176
62      1       7       4       0       5.0208
40      1       6       3       0       4.5429
54      1       6       3       0       4.5573
42      1       6       3       0       5.0597
56      1       6       3       0       3.891
51      1       7       3       1       5.898
32      1       6       3       0       5.6039
32      1       6       3       0       5.8282
30      1       6       3       0       5.3003
30      1       5       2       0       6.2712
32      1       6       3       0       5.9592
32      1       6       3       0       5.6039
50      1.5     8       4       0       8.2464
17      1.5     6       3       0       7.7841
23      1       7       3       0       9.0384
22      1.5     6       3       0       7.5422
44      1.5     6       3       0       6.0931
3       1       7       3       0       8.14
31      1.5     8       4       0       9.1416
42      2.5     10      5       1       16.4202
14      2.5     9       5       1       14.4598
46      1       5       2       1       5.05
22      1.5     7       3       1       6.6969
40      1       6       3       1       5.9894
50      1.5     8       4       1       8.7951
48      1.5     8       4       1       8.3607
30      1.5     6       3       1       12

In: Statistics and Probability

The quarterly sales data (number of book sold) for Christian book over the past three years...

The quarterly sales data (number of book sold) for Christian book over the past three years in California follow:

    Year 1               Year 2               Year 3

  1.   1690              1800                  1850
  2.   940                 900                   1100
  3.   2625              2900                  2930
  4.   2500             2360                   2615

1. Construct a time series plot. What type of pattern exists in the data? This was not shown in the WebEx example I provided. But you can simply create this graph in Excel (Go to INSERT and look for charts under INSERT Tab). Basically you need to provide a 2-dimensional graph showing the trend of book sales over the given time period. The vertical line represents sale for Christian book, while the horizontal line represents quarter.

2. Use the following dummy variables to develop an estimated regression equation to account for any seasonal effects in the data: Quarter1=1 if the sales data point is in Quarter 1, otherwise Quarter 1=0; Quarter 2=1 if the sales data point is in Quarter 2, otherwise, Quarter 2=0; Quarter 3=1 if the sales data point is in Quarter 3, otherwise Quarter 3=0.

3. Compute the quarterly forecasts for next year.

4. Let t=1 to refer to the observation in quarter 1 of year 1; t=2 to refer to the observation in quarter 2 of year 1;,,,, and t=12 to refer to the observation in quarter 4 of year 3. Using the dummy variables defined in part (2) and t, develop an estimated regression equation to account for seasonable effects and any linear trend in the time series. Based upon the seasonal effects in the data and linear trend, compute the quarterly forecasts for next year.

In: Statistics and Probability

Scientist warn that food shortages are an impending future issue for humans. A potential solution is...

Scientist warn that food shortages are an impending future issue for humans. A potential solution is eating non-traditional foods in the western world. An experimental psychologist knows that westerners are uncomfortable eating food other cultures have no trouble eating. The psychologist developed a method to help individuals tolerate more the eating of non-ordinary food. However, the psychologist is unsure which type(s) of foods the method will be more effective on. The psychologist has some participants go through the method and then asks them to eat each of the following out of the ordinary foods: stick insects, bovine testicles, fish eyes, and Witchetty grubs. On each occasion, participants are measured on how many seconds it takes before they gagged while eating the food. The data are in the table below. What can the psychologist concluded with α = 0.01?

stick bovine fish grub
7
8
6
4
8
7
9
11
6
4
1
2
3
4
1
5
1
2
3
1
4
4
6
7
5
4
7
8
7
6
1
0



a) What is the appropriate test statistic?
---Select--- na one-way ANOVA within-subjects ANOVA two-way ANOVA

b) Input the appropriate value(s) to make a decision about H0.
p-value =_______________ ; Decision:  ---Select--- Reject H0 Fail to reject H0

c) Using the SPSS results, compute the corresponding effect size(s) and indicate magnitude(s).
η2 =  ;  ---Select--- na trivial effect small effect medium effect large effect

d) Make an interpretation based on the results.

1) At least one of the foods differed on time before gagging.

2) None of the foods differed on time before gagging.    

In: Statistics and Probability

Let B = (p0, p1, p2) be the standard basis for P2 and B = (q1,...

Let B = (p0, p1, p2) be the standard basis for P2 and B = (q1, q2, q3) where:

q1 = 1 + x , q2 = x + x
2 and q3 = 2 + x + x
2
1. Show that S is a basis for P2.
2. Find the transition matrix PS→B
3. Find the transition matrix PB→S
4. Let u = 3 + 2x + 2x
2
.
Deduce the coordinate vector for u relative to S

In: Advanced Math

1. Ogier Incorporated currently has $900 million in sales, which are projected to grow by 8%...

1. Ogier Incorporated currently has $900 million in sales, which are projected to grow by 8% in Year 1 and by 4% in Year 2. Its operating profitability (OP) is 7%, and its capital requirement (CR) is 65%. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.

What are the projected sales in Years 1 and 2 (in million)?

What are the projected amounts of net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for Years 1 and 2 (in million)?

What are the projected amounts of total net operating capital (OpCap) for Years 1 and 2 (in million)?

What is the projected FCF for Year 2 (in million)?

In: Finance