The recent performance of U.S. equity markets has increased the popularity of dividend-paying stocks for some investors.

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The recent performance of U.S. equity markets has increased the popularity of dividend-paying stocks for some investors. Shown below are the diluted net earnings per common share and the dividends per common share for the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) for the years 1996–2011.

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a. Construct a line chart of diluted net earnings per common share for the years shown.
b. Construct a line chart of dividends per common share for the years shown.
c. Construct the appropriate chart for determining whether there is a relationship between diluted net earnings per common share and dividends per common share for the years shown. Briefly comment on the nature of any relationship you believe your chart reveals.
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Business Statistics A Decision Making Approach

ISBN: 9780133021844

9th Edition

Authors: David F. Groebner, Patrick W. Shannon, Phillip C. Fry

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