a. Let d denote the percentage change in price per share for company i where end of 1" quarter price per share beginning of 1" quarter prioe per shate beginning of 1" quarter price per share d = Use the sample mean of these values to estimate the percentage change in the stock price over the first quarter. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter negative value as negative number, if any. -.06 (to 3 decimals) b. What is the 90% confidence interval estimate of the population mean percentage change in the price per share of stock during the first quarter? Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter negative values as negative numbers, if any. Confidence interval ( -0.1281 -0.011 ) (to 3 decimals) Interpret this result. The stock market experiences a decline in prices. Hide Feedback Partially Correct Hint(s) Check My Wor

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The price per share of stock for a sample of 25  companies was recorded at the beginning of the first financial quarter and then again at the end of the first financial quarter. How stocks perform during the first quarter is an indicator of what is ahead for the stock market and the economy. Use the sample data in the file StockQuarter to answer the following.

SI 2305 - 10.3 Practice Problems
a. Let d denote the percentage change in price per share for company i where
end of 1 quarter price per share beginning of 1* quarter price per share
beginning of 1" quarter price per share
Use the sample mean of these values to estimate the percentage change in the stock price over the first quarter. Do not round intermediate
calculations. Enter negative value as negative number, if any.
-.06
(to 3 decimals)
b. What is the 90% confidence interval estimate of the population mean percentage change in the price per share of stock during the first
quarter? Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter negative values as negative numbers, if any.
Confidence interval -0.1288
-0.011
) (to 3 decimals)
Interpret this result.
The stock market experiences
a decline
in prices.
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Transcribed Image Text:SI 2305 - 10.3 Practice Problems a. Let d denote the percentage change in price per share for company i where end of 1 quarter price per share beginning of 1* quarter price per share beginning of 1" quarter price per share Use the sample mean of these values to estimate the percentage change in the stock price over the first quarter. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter negative value as negative number, if any. -.06 (to 3 decimals) b. What is the 90% confidence interval estimate of the population mean percentage change in the price per share of stock during the first quarter? Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter negative values as negative numbers, if any. Confidence interval -0.1288 -0.011 ) (to 3 decimals) Interpret this result. The stock market experiences a decline in prices. Hide Feedback Partially Correct Hint(s)Check My Work 0-Icon Key
Beginning of 1st
End of 1st
Company
Quarter
Quarter
Bank of New York Mellon
53.82
54.19
Kraft Foods
77.02
55.70
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
109.00
102.57
Consolidated Edison
83.58
79.95
Johnson & Johnson
139.23
126.01
Union Pacific
135.78
132.73
Comcast
41.07
32.06
Applied Materials
53.04
50.91
Pfizer
36.44
35.40
General Electric
17.98
14.05
AT&T
38.54
32.54
Cisco Systems
38.86
44.83
Home Depot
188.03
184.63
JP Morgan Chase
107.95
108.78
Procter & Gamble
90.65
71.96
Verizon
53.53
48.82
Devon Energy
42.23
36.20
Lilly
84.68
79.07
Microsoft
85.95
95.00
Coca Cola
45.59
42.59
Qualcomm
65.20
50.82
Exxon Mobil Corporation
85.03
76.95
PG&E Corporation
44.49
46.27
Oracle Corporation
46.63
45.95
Chevron
127.58
129.86
Transcribed Image Text:Beginning of 1st End of 1st Company Quarter Quarter Bank of New York Mellon 53.82 54.19 Kraft Foods 77.02 55.70 E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 109.00 102.57 Consolidated Edison 83.58 79.95 Johnson & Johnson 139.23 126.01 Union Pacific 135.78 132.73 Comcast 41.07 32.06 Applied Materials 53.04 50.91 Pfizer 36.44 35.40 General Electric 17.98 14.05 AT&T 38.54 32.54 Cisco Systems 38.86 44.83 Home Depot 188.03 184.63 JP Morgan Chase 107.95 108.78 Procter & Gamble 90.65 71.96 Verizon 53.53 48.82 Devon Energy 42.23 36.20 Lilly 84.68 79.07 Microsoft 85.95 95.00 Coca Cola 45.59 42.59 Qualcomm 65.20 50.82 Exxon Mobil Corporation 85.03 76.95 PG&E Corporation 44.49 46.27 Oracle Corporation 46.63 45.95 Chevron 127.58 129.86
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