MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Author: Amos Gilat
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1.32
Returns on the S&P. The return on a stock is the
change in its market price plus any dividend pay-
omen ments made over some period. Total return is usu-
ally expressed as a percentage of the beginning price.
Figure 1.19 is a histogram of the distribution of the
annual combined returns for all stocks listed on the
S&P 500 from 1928 to 2018 (91 years).24uli SPRET
woh
(a) Describe the overall shape of the distribution of
rairh monthly returns. ib uoy bluow
s ni (b) What is the approximate center of this distribu-
ubong o tion? (For now, take the center to be the value with
1ed eroughly half the years having lower returns and half
u having higher returns.)
(c) Approximately what were the smallest and largest
annual returns? (This is one way to describe the vari-
ability of the distribution.)
(d) A return less than zero means that stocks lost value
in that year. About what percentage of all years had
returns less than zero?
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Transcribed Image Text:1.32 Returns on the S&P. The return on a stock is the change in its market price plus any dividend pay- omen ments made over some period. Total return is usu- ally expressed as a percentage of the beginning price. Figure 1.19 is a histogram of the distribution of the annual combined returns for all stocks listed on the S&P 500 from 1928 to 2018 (91 years).24uli SPRET woh (a) Describe the overall shape of the distribution of rairh monthly returns. ib uoy bluow s ni (b) What is the approximate center of this distribu- ubong o tion? (For now, take the center to be the value with 1ed eroughly half the years having lower returns and half u having higher returns.) (c) Approximately what were the smallest and largest annual returns? (This is one way to describe the vari- ability of the distribution.) (d) A return less than zero means that stocks lost value in that year. About what percentage of all years had returns less than zero?
13 0z
2. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (In
right = 0, left = 1.)
3. What is your height, in inches?
13
FIGURE 1.18
The distribution of IQ scores for 78 seventh-grade
4. How many minutes do you study om
weeknight?
students, for Exercise 1.31.
20-
65
18
2ら
12
3.
0-
-40
-20
20
Annual percentage return
lost
40
60
Return
FIGURE 1.19
The distribution of annual percent returns on the S&P 500 from 1928 to 2018, for Exercise 1.32.
Number of years
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Transcribed Image Text:13 0z 2. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (In right = 0, left = 1.) 3. What is your height, in inches? 13 FIGURE 1.18 The distribution of IQ scores for 78 seventh-grade 4. How many minutes do you study om weeknight? students, for Exercise 1.31. 20- 65 18 2ら 12 3. 0- -40 -20 20 Annual percentage return lost 40 60 Return FIGURE 1.19 The distribution of annual percent returns on the S&P 500 from 1928 to 2018, for Exercise 1.32. Number of years
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