1. Download the daily share price of TCS and Infosys from 1st Jan 2007 to 31 March 2007.

From
www.nseindia.com.
a. Calculate the mean and standard deviation
b. Calculate the coefficient of variation(CV) for both the stock and comment on the risk
factor associated with the stock.
c. Download S&P CNX 500 from the same website and calculate the mean, standard
deviation and compare the CV of the stocks with the index.
2. A market survey collected response from 50 persons regarding acceptability of a new product.
Prepare the frequency distribution with (a) inclusive method (b) exclusive method

40 45 41 45 30 39 08 48 25 45

26 11 23 24 13 29 08 40 41 42

39 35 18 25 35 40 42 43 44 36

37 32 28 27 25 26 38 37 40 35

32 28 40 41 43 44 45 40 39 41

3. A Financial analyst has a diversified portfolio of 68 stocks. This recent P/E ratio are shown. She
wants to use the quartiles to define benchmarks for stocks that are low priced or high priced or
medium priced. (note. Find Q1, Q2 and Q3)

7 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14

14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19

19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 26 26

26 26 27 29 29 30 31 34 36 37 40 41 45 48 55 68 91

4. Find the mean, media, mode, standard deviation, quartiles

Company/Brand Mg/Oz
Barq's root beer 1.83
Coca-Cola classic 2.83
Cool from Nestea 1.33
Cool from Nestea Raspbrrry
Cooler 0.50
Diet A&W Crème Soda 1.83
Diet Ale 8 3.67
Diet Code Red 4.42
Diet Dr Pepper 3.42
Diet Inca Kola 3.08
Diet Mountain Dew 4.58
 Diet Mr. Pibb 3.33
Diet Pepsi-Cola 3.00
Inca Kola 3.08
KMX (Blue) 0.00
Mello Yello Cherry 4.25
Mello Yello Melon 4.25
Mountain Dew 4.58
Mr. Pibb 3.33
Nestea Earl Grey 4.17
Nestea Peach 1.33
Nestea Raspberry 1.33
Nestea Sweet 2.17
Pepsi One 4.58
RC Edge 5.85
Royal Crown Cola 3.60
Snapple Diet Peach Tea 2.63
Snapple Lemon Tea 2.63
Snapple Lightning (Black Tea) 1.75
Snapple Sun Tea 0.63
Snapple Sweet Tea 1.00
Sunkist Orange Soda 3.42
Vanilla Coke 2.83
5. The self reported no.of books read annually by 204 top executives. Find mean, std.deviation and
coefficient of variation.

Books Read Annually by Top

Executives (n = 204)

From To f
0 3 23
3 6 46
6 10 37
10 20 45
20 30 31
30 50 23
  Total 204

6. Monthly rent by 30 students who live off campus. Find mean, median, mode, std.dev and
quartiles.

Monthly rents paid by 30 students who live off campus

730 730 730 930 700 570
690 1030 740 620 720 670
560 740 650 660 850 930
600 620 760 690 710 500
730 800 820 840 720 700

7. Weights of 29 stepladders sold in retail stores. Calculate mean, median, mode, Geometric mean.
 Pounds
21
23
14
17
12
11
14
11
12
11
10
12
17
17
18
20
22
22
17
21
17
19
21
21
18
20
19
30
30
8. The expense ratio is a measure of the cost of managing the portfolio, investors prefer a low
expense ratio. Comment on the expense ratio of the two samples using the mean, mode and
median.

23 StockFunds 21 Bond Funds:

1.12 1.96
1.44 0.51
1.27 1.12
1.75 0.64
0.99 0.69
1.45 0.20
1.19 1.44
1.22 0.68
0.99 0.40
3.18 0.94
1.21 0.75
1.89 1.77
0.60 0.93
2.10 1.25
0.73 0.85
 0.90 0.99
1.79 0.95
1.35 0.35
1.08 0.64
1.28 0.41
1.20 0.90
1.68  
0.15  

9. Calculate mean, median, standard deviation and CV

Raisins
per Cup
of
Kellogg'
s Raisin
Bran (n =
13 cups)

Raisins
23
33
44
36
29
42
31
33
61
36
34
23
24

10. Calculate mean, median and mode. Comment on the occupancy rate.

Off-Season Weekend Occupancy Rates in Nine Resort

Hotels (n = 9)

Obs Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

1 32 33 38 37
2 41 35 39 42
3 44 45 39 45
4 47 50 40 46
5 50 52 56 47
6 53 54 57 48
7 56 58 58 50
8 59 59 61 67
9 68 64 62 68