Country Australia Belgium Brazil Index S&P/ASX200 Bel-20 YTD % Change 10.2 12.6 São Paulo Bovespa -14.4 Canada S&P/TSX Comp 2.6 Chile Santiago IPSA -16.3 China Shanghai Composite -9.3 Eurozone EURO Stoxx 10.0 France CAC 40 11.8 Germany DAX 10.6 Hong Kong India Hang Seng -3.5 S&P BSE Sensex -4.7 Israel Tel Aviv 1.3 Italy FTSE MIB Japan Nikkei Mexico IPC All-Share 6.6 31.4 -6.4 Netherlands AEX 9.3 Singapore Straits Times -2.5 South Korea Kospi -6.4 Spain IBEX 35 6.4 Sweden SX All Share 13.8 Switzerland Swiss Market 17.4 Taiwan Weighted 2.3 U.K. FTSE 100 10.1 U.S. S&P 500 16.6 U.S. DJIA 14.5 U.S. Dow Jones Utility 6.6 U.S. Nasdaq 100 17.4 U.S. Nasdaq Composite 21.1 World DJ Global ex U.S. 4.2 World DJ Global Index 9.9

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The following data show the year to date percent change (YTD % Change) for 30 stock-market indexes from around the word (The Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2013).

 

a.  What index has the largest positive YTD % Change? Round your answer to once decimal place.
 index with a YTD % Change of  %

b.  Using a class width of 5 beginning with -20 and going to 40, develop a frequency distribution for the data.

YTD % Change Frequency
-20 - -15  
-15 - -10  
-10 - -5  
-5 - 0  
0 - 5  
5 - 10  
10 - 15  
15 - 20  
20 - 25  
30 - 35  

c.  

1.    
2.    
3.    
4.    

 

Country
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Index
S&P/ASX200
Bel-20
YTD % Change
10.2
12.6
São Paulo Bovespa
-14.4
Canada
S&P/TSX Comp
2.6
Chile
Santiago IPSA
-16.3
China
Shanghai Composite
-9.3
Eurozone
EURO Stoxx
10.0
France
CAC 40
11.8
Germany
DAX
10.6
Hong Kong
India
Hang Seng
-3.5
S&P BSE Sensex
-4.7
Israel
Tel Aviv
1.3
Italy
FTSE MIB
Japan
Nikkei
Mexico
IPC All-Share
6.6
31.4
-6.4
Netherlands
AEX
9.3
Singapore
Straits Times
-2.5
South Korea
Kospi
-6.4
Spain
IBEX 35
6.4
Sweden
SX All Share
13.8
Switzerland
Swiss Market
17.4
Taiwan
Weighted
2.3
U.K.
FTSE 100
10.1
U.S.
S&P 500
16.6
U.S.
DJIA
14.5
U.S.
Dow Jones Utility
6.6
U.S.
Nasdaq 100
17.4
U.S.
Nasdaq Composite
21.1
World
DJ Global ex U.S.
4.2
World
DJ Global Index
9.9
Transcribed Image Text:Country Australia Belgium Brazil Index S&P/ASX200 Bel-20 YTD % Change 10.2 12.6 São Paulo Bovespa -14.4 Canada S&P/TSX Comp 2.6 Chile Santiago IPSA -16.3 China Shanghai Composite -9.3 Eurozone EURO Stoxx 10.0 France CAC 40 11.8 Germany DAX 10.6 Hong Kong India Hang Seng -3.5 S&P BSE Sensex -4.7 Israel Tel Aviv 1.3 Italy FTSE MIB Japan Nikkei Mexico IPC All-Share 6.6 31.4 -6.4 Netherlands AEX 9.3 Singapore Straits Times -2.5 South Korea Kospi -6.4 Spain IBEX 35 6.4 Sweden SX All Share 13.8 Switzerland Swiss Market 17.4 Taiwan Weighted 2.3 U.K. FTSE 100 10.1 U.S. S&P 500 16.6 U.S. DJIA 14.5 U.S. Dow Jones Utility 6.6 U.S. Nasdaq 100 17.4 U.S. Nasdaq Composite 21.1 World DJ Global ex U.S. 4.2 World DJ Global Index 9.9
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