There are many financial websites that provide information on stocks by industry, for example, go to


Question: There are many financial websites that provide information on stocks by industry, for example, go to http://finance.yahoo.com and select Stock Research select Sector/Industry Analysis. There are many choices available here such as Healthcare. Another list of choices is now available; select one such as Drug Manufacturers—Major. A list of companies in that industry will appear. Select one of the variables available, such as the price to earnings ratio, listed as P/E This variable is the ratio of the selling price of a share of the company’s common stock to the earnings per share of common stock. Download this information into Excel and find the mean, median and standard deviation. Go back to Sector/Industry Analysis and choose another sector and industry. You might want to select Utilities and then Gas Utilities. A list of companies will appear, Select the same variables as before, Download the information to Excel and find the mean, median and standard deviation for this industry. Compare the information on the two sectors. Write a brief report summarizing your findings. Are the means different? Is there more variability in one industry than the other?

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