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Descriptive Statistics for the Closing Stock Prices of Two Companies

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Descriptive statistics for the closing stock prices of two companies for several trading periods are shown below.
 Baba, Inc Mean 4.00 Standard Error 0.11 Median 3.92 Mode 4.19 Standard Deviation 1.12 Sample Variance 1.25 Kurtosis 1.15 Skewness 0.08 Range 3.95 Minimum 2.03 Maximum 5.98 Sum 436.32 Count 109 Maman, Inc  Mean 15.91 Standard Error 0.29 Median 16.59 Mode 15.58 Standard Deviation 3.21 Sample Variance 10.31 Kurtosis 3.52 Skewness 2.09 Range 13.45 Minimum 5.55 Maximum 18.99 Sum 1972.61 Count 124\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l l | } \hline \text { Baba, } I n c \\\hline \text { Mean } &4.00 \\\text { Standard Error } &0.11 \\\text { Median } & 3.92 \\\text { Mode } &4.19\\\text { Standard Deviation } &1.12 \\\text { Sample Variance } & 1.25 \\\text { Kurtosis } & - 1.15\\\text { Skewness } &0.08 \\\text { Range } & 3.95\\\text { Minimum } & 2.03 \\\text { Maximum } &5.98 \\\text { Sum } &436.32 \\\text { Count } &109 \\\hline\end{array}\\\begin{array} { | l l | } \hline \text { Maman, Inc } & \\\hline \text { Mean } & 15.91 \\\text { Standard Error } & 0.29 \\\text { Median } & 16.59 \\\text { Mode } & 15.58 \\\text { Standard Deviation } & 3.21 \\\text { Sample Variance } & 10.31 \\\text { Kurtosis } & 3.52 \\\text { Skewness } & - 2.09 \\\text { Range } & 13.45 \\\text { Minimum } & 5.55 \\\text { Maximum } & 18.99 \\\text { Sum } & 1972.61 \\\text { Count } & 124 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}
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Which company's stock price has a more dispersed distribution? Explain. Show your complete work and support your answer.
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Compare the Skewness' of the two and explain what is indicated.

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