The table below gives the annual total returns on the MSCI Germany Index from 1993 to 2002. The returns are in the local currency. Use the information in this table to answer Questions 5-10.
MSCI Germany Index Total Returns, 1993-2002
Year........................................Return (%)
1993........................................46.21
1994........................................−6.18
1995........................................8.04
1996........................................22.87
1997........................................45.90
1998........................................20.32
1999........................................41.20
2000........................................−9.53
2001........................................−17.75
2002........................................−43.06
To describe the distribution of observations, perform the following:
A. Create a frequency distribution with five equally spaced classes (round up at the second decimal place in computing the width of class intervals).
B. Calculate the cumulative frequency of the data.
C. Calculate the relative frequency and cumulative relative frequency of the data.
D. State whether the frequency distribution is symmetric or asymmetric. If the distribution is asymmetric, characterize the nature of the asymmetry.