The following table shows a data set containing information for 25 of the shadow stocks tracked by the American Association of Individual Investors (aaii.com, February 2002). Shadow stocks are common stocks of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall Street analysts. Click on the datafile logo to reference the data. DATA file Company DeWolfe Companies Exchange AMEX Ticker Symbol Market Cap Price/ Gross Profit Earnings Margin ($ millions) Ratio (%) DWL 36.4 8.4 36.7 North Coast Energy OTC NCEB 52.5 6.2 59.3 Hansen Natural Corp. OTC HANS 41.1 14.6 44.8 MarineMax, Inc. NYSE HZO 111.5 7.2 23.8 Nanometrics Incorporated OTC NANO 228.6 38.0 53.3 TeamStaff, Inc. OTC TSTF 92.1 33.5 4.1 Environmental Tectonics AMEX ETC 51.1 35.8 35.9 Measurement Specialties AMEX MSS 101.8 26.8 37.6 SEMCO Energy, Inc. NYSE SEN 193.4 18.7 23.6 Party City Corporation OTC PCTY 97.2 15.9 36.4 Embrex, Inc. OTC EMBX 136.5 18.9 59.5 Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. AMEX ΤΟ 23.2 20.7 35.7 ARCADIS NV OTC ARCAF 173.4 8.8 9.6 Qiao Xing Universal Tele. OTC XING 64.3 22.1 30.8 Energy West Incorporated OTC EWST 29.1 9.7 16.3 Barnwell Industries, Inc. AMEX BRN 27.3 7.4 73.4 Innodata Corporation OTC INOD 66.1 11.0 29.6 Medical Action Industries OTC MDCI 137.1 26.9 30.6 Instrumentarium Corp. OTC INMRY 240.9 3.6 52.1 Petroleum Development OTC PETD 95.9 6.1 19.4 Drexler Technology Corp. OTC DRXR 233.6 45.6 53.6 Gerber Childrenswear Inc. NYSE GCW 126.9 7.9 25.8 Gaiam, Inc. OTC GAIA 295.5 68.2 60.7 Artesian Resources Corp. OTC ARTNA 62.8 20.5 45.5 York Water Company OTC YORW 92.2 22.9 74.2 a. How many variables are in the data set? . Of the following subset of variables, indicate which are categorical and which are quantitative. Exchange Price/Earnings Ratio Select Select Gross Profit Margin (%) Select c. For the Exchange variable, show the frequency and the percent frequency for AMEX, NYSE, and OTC. Exchange Frequency Percent Frequency AMEX % NYSE % OTC % Total %

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The following table shows a data set containing information for 25 of the shadow stocks tracked by the American Association of Individual Investors (aaii.com, February 2002). Shadow stocks are common stocks of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall Street analysts.
Click on the datafile logo to reference the data.
DATA file
Company
DeWolfe Companies
Exchange
AMEX
Ticker
Symbol
Market
Cap
Price/
Gross
Profit
Earnings Margin
($ millions)
Ratio
(%)
DWL
36.4
8.4
36.7
North Coast Energy
OTC
NCEB
52.5
6.2
59.3
Hansen Natural Corp.
OTC
HANS
41.1
14.6
44.8
MarineMax, Inc.
NYSE
HZO
111.5
7.2
23.8
Nanometrics Incorporated
OTC
NANO
228.6
38.0
53.3
TeamStaff, Inc.
OTC
TSTF
92.1
33.5
4.1
Environmental Tectonics
AMEX
ETC
51.1
35.8
35.9
Measurement Specialties
AMEX
MSS
101.8
26.8
37.6
SEMCO Energy, Inc.
NYSE
SEN
193.4
18.7
23.6
Party City Corporation
OTC
PCTY
97.2
15.9
36.4
Embrex, Inc.
OTC
EMBX
136.5
18.9
59.5
Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.
AMEX
ΤΟ
23.2
20.7
35.7
ARCADIS NV
OTC
ARCAF
173.4
8.8
9.6
Qiao Xing Universal Tele.
OTC
XING
64.3
22.1
30.8
Energy West Incorporated
OTC
EWST
29.1
9.7
16.3
Barnwell Industries, Inc.
AMEX
BRN
27.3
7.4
73.4
Innodata Corporation
OTC
INOD
66.1
11.0
29.6
Medical Action Industries
OTC
MDCI
137.1
26.9
30.6
Instrumentarium Corp.
OTC
INMRY
240.9
3.6
52.1
Petroleum Development
OTC
PETD
95.9
6.1
19.4
Drexler Technology Corp.
OTC
DRXR
233.6
45.6
53.6
Gerber Childrenswear Inc.
NYSE
GCW
126.9
7.9
25.8
Gaiam, Inc.
OTC
GAIA
295.5
68.2
60.7
Artesian Resources Corp.
OTC
ARTNA
62.8
20.5
45.5
York Water Company
OTC
YORW
92.2
22.9
74.2
a. How many variables are in the data set?
. Of the following subset of variables, indicate which are categorical and which are quantitative.
Exchange
Price/Earnings Ratio
Select
Select
Gross Profit Margin (%)
Select
c. For the Exchange variable, show the frequency and the percent frequency for AMEX, NYSE, and OTC.
Exchange Frequency Percent Frequency
AMEX
%
NYSE
%
OTC
%
Total
%
Transcribed Image Text:The following table shows a data set containing information for 25 of the shadow stocks tracked by the American Association of Individual Investors (aaii.com, February 2002). Shadow stocks are common stocks of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall Street analysts. Click on the datafile logo to reference the data. DATA file Company DeWolfe Companies Exchange AMEX Ticker Symbol Market Cap Price/ Gross Profit Earnings Margin ($ millions) Ratio (%) DWL 36.4 8.4 36.7 North Coast Energy OTC NCEB 52.5 6.2 59.3 Hansen Natural Corp. OTC HANS 41.1 14.6 44.8 MarineMax, Inc. NYSE HZO 111.5 7.2 23.8 Nanometrics Incorporated OTC NANO 228.6 38.0 53.3 TeamStaff, Inc. OTC TSTF 92.1 33.5 4.1 Environmental Tectonics AMEX ETC 51.1 35.8 35.9 Measurement Specialties AMEX MSS 101.8 26.8 37.6 SEMCO Energy, Inc. NYSE SEN 193.4 18.7 23.6 Party City Corporation OTC PCTY 97.2 15.9 36.4 Embrex, Inc. OTC EMBX 136.5 18.9 59.5 Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. AMEX ΤΟ 23.2 20.7 35.7 ARCADIS NV OTC ARCAF 173.4 8.8 9.6 Qiao Xing Universal Tele. OTC XING 64.3 22.1 30.8 Energy West Incorporated OTC EWST 29.1 9.7 16.3 Barnwell Industries, Inc. AMEX BRN 27.3 7.4 73.4 Innodata Corporation OTC INOD 66.1 11.0 29.6 Medical Action Industries OTC MDCI 137.1 26.9 30.6 Instrumentarium Corp. OTC INMRY 240.9 3.6 52.1 Petroleum Development OTC PETD 95.9 6.1 19.4 Drexler Technology Corp. OTC DRXR 233.6 45.6 53.6 Gerber Childrenswear Inc. NYSE GCW 126.9 7.9 25.8 Gaiam, Inc. OTC GAIA 295.5 68.2 60.7 Artesian Resources Corp. OTC ARTNA 62.8 20.5 45.5 York Water Company OTC YORW 92.2 22.9 74.2 a. How many variables are in the data set? . Of the following subset of variables, indicate which are categorical and which are quantitative. Exchange Price/Earnings Ratio Select Select Gross Profit Margin (%) Select c. For the Exchange variable, show the frequency and the percent frequency for AMEX, NYSE, and OTC. Exchange Frequency Percent Frequency AMEX % NYSE % OTC % Total %
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