The research analyst for the Sidde Financial stock brokerage firm wants to compare the dispersion in the

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The research analyst for the Sidde Financial stock brokerage firm wants to compare the dispersion in the price-earnings ratios for a group of common stocks with the dispersion of their return on investment. For the price-earnings ratios, the mean is 4.9, and the standard deviation 1.8. The mean return on investment is 10% and the standard deviation 5.2%.
a. Why should the coefficient of variation be used to compare the dispersion?
b. Compare the relative dispersion for the price-earnings ratios and return on investment.

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