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You are provided with monthly data from July 2006 to August 2021. You do not know what these data are or where they come from
You are provided with monthly data from July 2006 to August 2021. You do not know what these data are or where they come from so you need to investigate them. You do know that these data comprise the series below, but you do not know which is which:
Random data
Data which vary cyclically
Data which vary linearly with time and
Normally distributed data. Identify which of the data sets (A, B, C or D) represent which of the types of data above and calculate the various parameters indicated in the table below.
| Data series | Descriptive parameter | |
| Random data | Minimum, maximum | |
| Data which vary cyclically | Frequency, amplitude | |
| Data which vary linearly with time | Slope, intercept | |
| Normally distributed data | Mean, standard deviation |
a. ?
b. ?
c. ?
d ?
| A | B | C | D | |
| 01-Jul-06 | 1.85 | 5.15% | -168.67 | 0.22 |
| 01-Aug-06 | 2.01 | -0.39% | -124.40 | 0.50 |
| 01-Sep-06 | 2.20 | 1.01% | -164.67 | 0.03 |
| 01-Oct-06 | 1.97 | 7.19% | -210.58 | -0.19 |
| 01-Nov-06 | 2.34 | 2.52% | -166.35 | -0.40 |
| 01-Dec-06 | 2.51 | 1.69% | -91.81 | -0.40 |
| 01-Jan-07 | 2.34 | 1.22% | -172.20 | -0.24 |
| 01-Feb-07 | 2.49 | 5.42% | -146.66 | -0.09 |
| 01-Mar-07 | 2.64 | 3.40% | -154.47 | -0.26 |
| 01-Apr-07 | 2.84 | 4.91% | -105.34 | 0.16 |
| 01-May-07 | 3.02 | -2.05% | -128.59 | -0.33 |
| 01-Jun-07 | 2.88 | 5.94% | -159.93 | 0.11 |
| 01-Jul-07 | 2.75 | 2.37% | -168.18 | 0.24 |
| 01-Aug-07 | 2.70 | -0.35% | -123.08 | -0.08 |
| 01-Sep-07 | 2.58 | -1.81% | -124.94 | 0.08 |
| 01-Oct-07 | 3.17 | -2.29% | -139.68 | -0.24 |
| 01-Nov-07 | 2.71 | 6.24% | -77.65 | 0.03 |
| 01-Dec-07 | 3.07 | -4.93% | -155.01 | 0.22 |
| 01-Jan-08 | 3.01 | 3.42% | -154.37 | 0.29 |
| 01-Feb-08 | 2.81 | -0.68% | -108.53 | 0.19 |
| 01-Mar-08 | 3.14 | -2.43% | -112.33 | 0.30 |
| 01-Apr-08 | 3.13 | 6.40% | -146.94 | 0.41 |
| 01-May-08 | 3.17 | 4.81% | -122.09 | 0.33 |
| 01-Jun-08 | 3.03 | -0.33% | -139.89 | 0.38 |
| 01-Jul-08 | 2.81 | -0.25% | -110.78 | 0.17 |
| 01-Aug-08 | 3.17 | 2.69% | -108.39 | 0.24 |
| 01-Sep-08 | 3.08 | 3.28% | -138.18 | 0.20 |
| 01-Oct-08 | 2.85 | 6.83% | -86.85 | -0.09 |
| 01-Nov-08 | 2.73 | 4.85% | -87.30 | -0.36 |
| 01-Dec-08 | 2.84 | 5.40% | -178.27 | 0.33 |
| 01-Jan-09 | 2.62 | 3.03% | -95.05 | -0.43 |
| 01-Feb-09 | 2.60 | -1.19% | -87.57 | 0.04 |
| 01-Mar-09 | 2.86 | 4.03% | -106.26 | -0.43 |
| 01-Apr-09 | 2.72 | 1.94% | -96.59 | -0.13 |
| 01-May-09 | 2.75 | 1.15% | -93.53 | -0.17 |
| 01-Jun-09 | 2.18 | 0.14% | -101.41 | -0.07 |
| 01-Jul-09 | 2.64 | -0.94% | -96.25 | -0.17 |
| 01-Aug-09 | 2.28 | -3.01% | -113.97 | 0.45 |
| 01-Sep-09 | 2.13 | 6.92% | -66.98 | -0.03 |
| 01-Oct-09 | 2.28 | -2.06% | -114.27 | 0.21 |
| 01-Nov-09 | 2.24 | 6.91% | -96.74 | -0.48 |
| 01-Dec-09 | 1.90 | -0.53% | -63.86 | 0.19 |
| 01-Jan-10 | 1.72 | -2.01% | -110.37 | -0.12 |
| 01-Feb-10 | 2.15 | -1.70% | -106.25 | 0.20 |
| 01-Mar-10 | 1.65 | 5.52% | -69.09 | -0.14 |
| 01-Apr-10 | 1.14 | -0.08% | -87.64 | -0.11 |
| 01-May-10 | 1.59 | -1.41% | -150.10 | -0.09 |
| 01-Jun-10 | 1.52 | 8.16% | -97.50 | 0.09 |
| 01-Jul-10 | 1.69 | -3.64% | -9.13 | -0.02 |
| 01-Aug-10 | 1.62 | -4.15% | -53.54 | 0.17 |
| 01-Sep-10 | 1.51 | 1.02% | -47.34 | -0.20 |
| 01-Oct-10 | 1.40 | 3.12% | -87.47 | -0.16 |
| 01-Nov-10 | 1.08 | 4.12% | -86.95 | 0.40 |
| 01-Dec-10 | 1.36 | -2.20% | -83.06 | 0.34 |
| 01-Jan-11 | 1.02 | 10.39% | -83.04 | 0.19 |
| 01-Feb-11 | 1.22 | 5.26% | -80.76 | -0.20 |
| 01-Mar-11 | 1.20 | -0.94% | -74.44 | 0.47 |
| 01-Apr-11 | 1.10 | -5.16% | -39.67 | -0.19 |
| 01-May-11 | 0.63 | -4.52% | -49.25 | 0.07 |
| 01-Jun-11 | 0.92 | -1.48% | -101.57 | -0.45 |
| 01-Jul-11 | 0.66 | 2.97% | -43.64 | 0.32 |
| 01-Aug-11 | 0.94 | -1.47% | -87.86 | -0.03 |
| 01-Sep-11 | 0.74 | 2.11% | -40.57 | -0.24 |
| 01-Oct-11 | 0.84 | -3.69% | -53.46 | -0.32 |
| 01-Nov-11 | 1.12 | 1.35% | 9.23 | 0.31 |
| 01-Dec-11 | 1.09 | 5.07% | -35.82 | -0.38 |
| 01-Jan-12 | 0.94 | 7.29% | -25.53 | -0.17 |
| 01-Feb-12 | 1.12 | 6.43% | -32.43 | 0.34 |
| 01-Mar-12 | 1.13 | -5.17% | -27.73 | 0.06 |
| 01-Apr-12 | 1.56 | -2.42% | 12.44 | 0.34 |
| 01-May-12 | 1.19 | 5.93% | -27.93 | -0.08 |
| 01-Jun-12 | 1.35 | -3.88% | -44.51 | -0.14 |
| 01-Jul-12 | 1.63 | -8.43% | -20.40 | 0.13 |
| 01-Aug-12 | 0.96 | -2.13% | -59.85 | -0.07 |
| 01-Sep-12 | 1.61 | -7.18% | -59.88 | 0.22 |
| 01-Oct-12 | 1.39 | -4.61% | -54.96 | 0.22 |
| 01-Nov-12 | 1.90 | 5.18% | 43.40 | -0.05 |
| 01-Dec-12 | 1.46 | -1.69% | -80.16 | -0.40 |
| 01-Jan-13 | 1.73 | 4.36% | -11.35 | 0.24 |
| 01-Feb-13 | 1.85 | 0.13% | -39.37 | -0.15 |
| 01-Mar-13 | 1.94 | 1.98% | 18.10 | -0.13 |
| 01-Apr-13 | 1.98 | -4.59% | -33.61 | -0.36 |
| 01-May-13 | 1.89 | -0.82% | -63.37 | -0.09 |
| 01-Jun-13 | 1.74 | 3.54% | -23.38 | 0.26 |
| 01-Jul-13 | 2.09 | 0.37% | -52.39 | 0.12 |
| 01-Aug-13 | 2.03 | -4.27% | -7.45 | 0.24 |
| 01-Sep-13 | 1.79 | 12.14% | -22.35 | 0.11 |
| 01-Oct-13 | 2.44 | 2.82% | 16.41 | -0.45 |
| 01-Nov-13 | 2.30 | 3.30% | -5.13 | -0.32 |
| 01-Dec-13 | 2.23 | -3.85% | -14.79 | -0.18 |
| 01-Jan-14 | 2.42 | 4.35% | -1.44 | 0.48 |
| 01-Feb-14 | 2.53 | 3.59% | -0.28 | -0.25 |
| 01-Mar-14 | 2.78 | -1.79% | 1.82 | 0.01 |
| 01-Apr-14 | 2.80 | -6.12% | -3.76 | -0.45 |
| 01-May-14 | 2.92 | 0.48% | 12.70 | -0.38 |
| 01-Jun-14 | 2.76 | -0.15% | 11.08 | -0.48 |
| 01-Jul-14 | 2.96 | 2.82% | -1.37 | -0.06 |
| 01-Aug-14 | 3.11 | -3.26% | 46.19 | 0.33 |
| 01-Sep-14 | 2.94 | -0.36% | -14.14 | 0.15 |
| 01-Oct-14 | 2.52 | -5.80% | 5.48 | 0.27 |
| 01-Nov-14 | 2.75 | 1.75% | -14.71 | 0.43 |
| 01-Dec-14 | 2.76 | -2.57% | -2.06 | 0.42 |
| 01-Jan-15 | 3.11 | -2.15% | 27.62 | -0.07 |
| 01-Feb-15 | 2.75 | 2.37% | -27.25 | 0.25 |
| 01-Mar-15 | 2.99 | -5.00% | 4.79 | -0.11 |
| 01-Apr-15 | 3.16 | 4.38% | 12.67 | -0.34 |
| 01-May-15 | 2.61 | -3.73% | 17.31 | -0.17 |
| 01-Jun-15 | 3.07 | 3.78% | -45.07 | -0.32 |
| 01-Jul-15 | 3.00 | 0.59% | -27.00 | 0.09 |
| 01-Aug-15 | 2.88 | 1.01% | 15.64 | -0.07 |
| 01-Sep-15 | 2.83 | 3.11% | 57.32 | -0.23 |
| 01-Oct-15 | 2.99 | 2.29% | 24.73 | 0.13 |
| 01-Nov-15 | 2.98 | 1.17% | -0.68 | 0.11 |
| 01-Dec-15 | 2.91 | -5.15% | 8.10 | 0.13 |
| 01-Jan-16 | 2.49 | -4.74% | 70.37 | 0.17 |
| 01-Feb-16 | 2.47 | -1.50% | 44.60 | 0.11 |
| 01-Mar-16 | 2.75 | 4.15% | 68.82 | 0.21 |
| 01-Apr-16 | 2.58 | -6.23% | 30.66 | -0.17 |
| 01-May-16 | 2.51 | -0.44% | 15.60 | -0.34 |
| 01-Jun-16 | 2.40 | -2.89% | 46.79 | 0.35 |
| 01-Jul-16 | 2.16 | -2.04% | 69.20 | -0.35 |
| 01-Aug-16 | 2.24 | 2.21% | 31.40 | 0.34 |
| 01-Sep-16 | 1.88 | 3.14% | 19.47 | 0.00 |
| 01-Oct-16 | 2.33 | 3.59% | 42.69 | -0.17 |
| 01-Nov-16 | 1.93 | -5.60% | 33.86 | -0.08 |
| 01-Dec-16 | 2.03 | -0.02% | 78.07 | 0.24 |
| 01-Jan-17 | 1.95 | 2.56% | 46.74 | 0.36 |
| 01-Feb-17 | 1.59 | -0.33% | 54.40 | -0.12 |
| 01-Mar-17 | 1.53 | -0.71% | 68.28 | 0.42 |
| 01-Apr-17 | 1.33 | -5.59% | -6.18 | 0.05 |
| 01-May-17 | 1.80 | -7.54% | 48.50 | 0.03 |
| 01-Jun-17 | 1.42 | 3.22% | 44.56 | 0.38 |
| 01-Jul-17 | 1.98 | 4.26% | 18.72 | -0.17 |
| 01-Aug-17 | 1.20 | -9.10% | 65.88 | 0.21 |
| 01-Sep-17 | 1.37 | -8.69% | 62.47 | -0.48 |
| 01-Oct-17 | 1.13 | 2.79% | 66.83 | 0.18 |
| 01-Nov-17 | 1.35 | 3.83% | 77.39 | 0.43 |
| 01-Dec-17 | 1.14 | 4.40% | 49.94 | 0.31 |
| 01-Jan-18 | 1.00 | -1.35% | 54.89 | 0.12 |
| 01-Feb-18 | 1.15 | -1.83% | 61.89 | -0.20 |
| 01-Mar-18 | 0.95 | -5.46% | 39.62 | 0.36 |
| 01-Apr-18 | 1.31 | 0.88% | 29.30 | -0.28 |
| 01-May-18 | 0.99 | -4.16% | 22.12 | 0.15 |
| 01-Jun-18 | 0.70 | 4.11% | 100.19 | 0.03 |
| 01-Jul-18 | 0.91 | 0.89% | 84.80 | 0.17 |
| 01-Aug-18 | 1.13 | 1.14% | 83.14 | 0.28 |
| 01-Sep-18 | 0.86 | 6.11% | 129.05 | 0.19 |
| 01-Oct-18 | 1.17 | 4.22% | 43.23 | 0.16 |
| 01-Nov-18 | 0.90 | 4.68% | 100.61 | -0.37 |
| 01-Dec-18 | 1.00 | 1.82% | 100.56 | -0.03 |
| 01-Jan-19 | 0.73 | -3.09% | 109.32 | 0.21 |
| 01-Feb-19 | 0.88 | 3.13% | 74.84 | 0.16 |
| 01-Mar-19 | 0.82 | 4.97% | 106.68 | -0.43 |
| 01-Apr-19 | 1.15 | -2.84% | 124.57 | -0.08 |
| 01-May-19 | 0.88 | -3.13% | 51.06 | 0.49 |
| 01-Jun-19 | 1.11 | 2.32% | 67.91 | 0.22 |
| 01-Jul-19 | 1.34 | -1.20% | 112.71 | -0.09 |
| 01-Aug-19 | 1.39 | 6.47% | 100.75 | -0.04 |
| 01-Sep-19 | 1.31 | -4.81% | 59.63 | 0.42 |
| 01-Oct-19 | 1.84 | 5.66% | 59.55 | 0.37 |
| 01-Nov-19 | 1.64 | -5.54% | 79.54 | -0.25 |
| 01-Dec-19 | 1.08 | -0.69% | 68.92 | 0.17 |
| 01-Jan-20 | 1.52 | 1.98% | 88.38 | 0.27 |
| 01-Feb-20 | 1.68 | -3.13% | 113.83 | 0.07 |
| 01-Mar-20 | 1.75 | 4.05% | 115.61 | -0.24 |
| 01-Apr-20 | 1.99 | -1.72% | 49.87 | -0.07 |
| 01-May-20 | 2.14 | 2.55% | 72.02 | 0.36 |
| 01-Jun-20 | 2.01 | -3.08% | 125.33 | 0.47 |
| 01-Jul-20 | 2.08 | 7.20% | 83.53 | -0.24 |
| 01-Aug-20 | 2.31 | -4.35% | 116.97 | -0.11 |
| 01-Sep-20 | 1.82 | -4.22% | 133.00 | 0.08 |
| 01-Oct-20 | 2.63 | -1.60% | 113.81 | 0.23 |
| 01-Nov-20 | 2.51 | 1.57% | 112.74 | -0.28 |
| 01-Dec-20 | 2.47 | 4.73% | 125.85 | 0.26 |
| 01-Jan-21 | 2.52 | 1.09% | 122.54 | -0.09 |
| 01-Feb-21 | 3.00 | 2.83% | 145.84 | -0.45 |
| 01-Mar-21 | 2.68 | -7.97% | 85.01 | -0.33 |
| 01-Apr-21 | 2.79 | 2.70% | 124.01 | 0.27 |
| 01-May-21 | 2.68 | 2.08% | 72.48 | -0.33 |
| 01-Jun-21 | 2.57 | -1.64% | 143.07 | 0.25 |
| 01-Jul-21 | 3.01 | -4.84% | 140.73 | 0.23 |
| 01-Aug-21 | 2.91 | -3.77% | 55.62 | 0.23 |
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Fundamentals Of Advanced Accounting
Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle
8th Edition
1260575926, 978-1260575927
