An Analyst Gathered the Following Information About the Net Profit

question 51

Multiple Choice

An analyst gathered the following information about the net profit margins of companies in two industries: Compared with the other industry, the relative dispersion of net profit margins is smaller for Industry ________.

• A) B, because it has a smaller mean deviation.
• B) B, because it has a smaller range of variation.
• C) A, because it has a smaller standard deviation.
• D) A, because it has a smaller coefficient of variation.

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