Pricing and Coefficient of Variation
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Question 1. The spread in the annual fuel-oil prices and the price of natural gas are compared. The mean price of the fuel-oil is $8.64 and the standard deviation is $2.47. The mean price of natural gas is $22.50 and the standard deviation is $5.25.
a) Why should the coefficient of variation be used to compare the dispersion in the prices?
b) Compute the coefficients of variation. What is your conclusion?
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Question 1. The spread in the annual fuel-oil prices and the price of natural gas are compared. The mean price of the fuel-oil is $8.64 and the standard deviation is $2.47. The mean price of natural gas is $22.50 and the standard deviation is $5.25.
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