Use the stocks in data project 1 of Chapter 2 identified as the Dow Jones Industrials as the sample. For each, note the current price and the amount of the last year’s dividends. Are the two variables linearly related? How much variability in amount of dividend is explained by the price?

Data from in project 1

Consider the 30 stocks listed as the Dow Jones Industrials. For each, find its earnings per share. Randomly select 30 stocks traded on the NASDAQ. For each, find its earnings per share. Create a frequency table with 5 categories for each data set. Sketch a histogram for each. How do the two data sets compare?