TABLE 6-6 According to Investment Digest, the Arithmetic Mean of the Annual

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TABLE 6-6
According to Investment Digest, the arithmetic mean of the annual return for common stocks from 1926-2010 was 9.5% but the value of the variance was not mentioned. Also 25% of the annual returns were below 8% while 65% of the annual returns were between 8% and 11.5%. The article claimed that the distribution of annual return for common stocks was bell-shaped and approximately symmetric. Assume that this distribution is normal with the mean given above. Answer the following questions without the help of a calculator, statistical software or statistical table.
-Referring to Table 6-6, 10% of the annual returns will be less than what amount?

Evaluate the role of media and publicity in the fight for racial equality during World War Two.

Appreciate the significance of individual and collective action in challenging racial discrimination during World War Two.

Understand the basic techniques and their purposes in physical assessment (inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation).

Identify the correct procedures and adjustments needed when assessing patients with different physical conditions, including obesity, respiratory distress, and children.

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