Solve the Problem

question 62

Essay

Solve the problem.
-Use the high closing values of Naristar Inc. stock from the years 1990 - 2001 to construct a time-series graph.
(Let x = 0 stand for 1990 and so on...)Identify a trend. $$\begin{array} { c | c | c | c } \text { Year } & \text { High } & \text { Year } & \text { High } \\\hline 1990 & 42 & 1996 & 47 \\1991 & 40 & 1997 & 60 \\1992 & 31 & 1998 & 61 \\1993 & 42 & 1999 & 57 \\1994 & 44 & 2000 & 54 \\1995 & 47 & 2001 & 30\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits, which can be issued in various forms such as cash payments or further shares.

Geometric Average Rate

The average rate of return that accounts for compounding over a specified time period.

Stock

A type of investment that represents ownership in a corporation, giving the holder a claim on part of the corporation's assets and profits.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the variation or dispersion of a set of data points.