a b C The following data show the year-to-date precent change (YTD % Change) for 30...

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a b C The following data show the year-to-date precent change (YTD % Change) for 30 stock market indices from around the world (the Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2013). 2 points) What index has the largest positive YTD % Change? - (5 points) Using a class width of 5 beginning with -20 and going to 40, Idevelop a frequency distribution for the data. (3-points) Prepare a histogram. Interpret the histogram, including a Idiscussion of the general shape of the histogram. LE F G YTD Country Index % Change Australia S&P/ASX200 10.2 Belgium Bel-20 12.6i Brazil Sao Paulo Bovespa -14.4 Canada S&P/TSX Comp 2.6 Chile Santiago IPSA -16.3 China Shanghai Composite -9.31 Eurozone EURO Stoxx 10.0 France CAC 40 11.8 Germany DAX 10.6 Hong Kong Hang Seng -3.5 India S&P BSE Sensex -4.7 Israel Tel Aviv 1.3 Italy FTSE MIB 6.6 Japan Nikkei 31.4 Mexico IPC All-Share -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 a b C The following data show the year-to-date precent change (YTD % Change) for 30 stock market indices from around the world (the Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2013). 2 points) What index has the largest positive YTD % Change? - (5 points) Using a class width of 5 beginning with -20 and going to 40, Idevelop a frequency distribution for the data. (3-points) Prepare a histogram. Interpret the histogram, including a Idiscussion of the general shape of the histogram. LE F G YTD Country Index % Change Australia S&P/ASX200 10.2 Belgium Bel-20 12.6i Brazil Sao Paulo Bovespa -14.4 Canada S&P/TSX Comp 2.6 Chile Santiago IPSA -16.3 China Shanghai Composite -9.31 Eurozone EURO Stoxx 10.0 France CAC 40 11.8 Germany DAX 10.6 Hong Kong Hang Seng -3.5 India S&P BSE Sensex -4.7 Israel Tel Aviv 1.3 Italy FTSE MIB 6.6 Japan Nikkei 31.4 Mexico IPC All-Share -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