1. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of a stock is the ratio of a stock's most recent...

 

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1. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of a stock is the ratio of a stock's most recent price per share to the stock's earnings per share(average over a 12-month period), multiplied by 100. The accompanying table gives the P/E ratios for 45 randomly selected securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, July 21, 1994. 24 41 20 62 13 9 54 37 21 22387 13 9 23 72223 22 22222 21 22 16 13 75 98 29 18 41 11 17 25 15 18 32 6966 16 9 31 6 4 1 20 8 16 10 22 19 a) Construct a stem and leaf display for the data. b) Use the display to describe the shape of the distribution of P/E ratio. c) Construct a box plot for the data. d) Do any of the P/E ratio appear to be outliers? 1. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of a stock is the ratio of a stock's most recent price per share to the stock's earnings per share(average over a 12-month period), multiplied by 100. The accompanying table gives the P/E ratios for 45 randomly selected securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, July 21, 1994. 24 41 20 62 13 9 54 37 21 22387 13 9 23 72223 22 22222 21 22 16 13 75 98 29 18 41 11 17 25 15 18 32 6966 16 9 31 6 4 1 20 8 16 10 22 19 a) Construct a stem and leaf display for the data. b) Use the display to describe the shape of the distribution of P/E ratio. c) Construct a box plot for the data. d) Do any of the P/E ratio appear to be outliers?