Suppose the following table shows the approximate price of a certain stock in December of each year from 2001 through 2010. Complete the table by computing the 4-year moving averages. (Note the peak in 2007 and the drop in subsequent years.) Round each average to the nearest dollar. HINT [See Example 3.]

Year t	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Stock Price	29	12	13	12	18	20	38	16	13	10
Moving Average (rounded)				__	__	__	__	__	__	__

How does the average year-by-year change in the moving average compare with the average year-by-year change in the stock price?_________

The average change in the moving average is ---Select---higher or lower .