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2-1 Data Set Homework: Descriptive Statistics on Data Set 1

Data set 1 presents a sample of annual salaries for recently hired plant operators at a chemical manufacturing company. Use Excel’s Tool Pak (or any statistical package that you are comfortable with) to compute descriptive statistics for the data. Submit your statistical output from Excel, which should include values for the mean, median, mode, sample variance, and sample standard deviation.

For additional details, please refer to the Data Set Homework Guidelines and Rubric document in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course.

2-2 Scenario Analysis: Stock Options

As a financial advisor, you are assigned a new client who is considering investing in one of two stocks, A or B.

The table below shows information about the performance of stocks A and B last year.

Return Standard Deviation

Stock A 15 % 8.3%

Stock B 14% 2.1%

As a financial advisor, are there factors other than return and risk that should be considered in making this decision?

Based on these factors, what stock would you recommend to the client?

What reasons will you convey to your client to justify your decision in recommending this stock?

How will this recommendation impact the client?