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, find the probability that the annual return of a random year will be between 7.5% and 11%.

Identify the significance of key legislative and diplomatic milestones like the Missouri Compromise and Convention of 1818.

Analyze the role and impact of women in early 19th-century American society.

Understand the constitutional debates and decisions during the early republic, especially in relation to the federal government’s powers.

Examine the development of American culture and its impact on various societal groups.

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