Obtain the daily closes of the Nasdaq Composite ( \({ }^{\text {IXIC) for the }}\) period 1988 through 2017. Compute the daily log returns.

(a) Compute the mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of the returns.

(b) Produce a histogram of the returns, properly labeled.

(c) Produce a density plot of the returns, properly labeled.

(d) Produce a boxplot of the returns, properly labeled.

(e) Produce a q-q plot of the returns (with respect to the normal).