12- month performance of selected stock markets in world , as measured by each country's Dow Jones Equity Market Index ending October 4,1993, is as follows. Figures are in percentages.
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Country
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12-Month Performance
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Australia
|
17.6
|
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Canada
|
6.5
|
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Denmark
|
-1.2
|
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France
|
9.8
|
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Germany
|
11.3
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Hong Kong
|
36.3
|
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Japan
|
42
|
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Netherlands
|
8.8
|
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Singapore
|
60
|
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Spain
|
22.8
|
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Switzerland
|
15.4
|
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United Kingdom
|
11.1
|
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United States
|
13.3
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Compute and interpret each of statistics in parts(a) through (c)
a) Standard deviation
b) Second quartile
c) 20th quartile