You are a financial analyst for a Fortune 500 company and you must present an analysis of the financial data to the executives. Select a publicly traded company in the same industry as the company you work for or one that you would like to work in.Locate the company’s annual report and any other available data (e.g. units manufactured, revenue, etc.) that is available for the last 5 years.Use one of the company’s historical data sets to calculate the standard deviation of the selected data for the last 5 years.Discuss what the standard deviation means.Analyze data using variance and standard deviation.Create an 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation including detailed speaker notes in which you include the following:The Business Side of Standard Deviation Grading Guide
QRB/501 Version 6
Individual Assignment: The Business Side of Standard Deviation
Purpose of Assignment
Standard deviation is an important concept that can be used in business to analyze financial data. The Week 3
individual assignment provides students the chance to look at the historical financial data of a real world
company and find out how to apply statistical concepts to business uses.
Grading Guide
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Content
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Not
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Total
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Total
Earned
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Comments:
The student based their assignment on a publicly
traded company and their financial data for the
last 5 years.
The student discussed the meaning of standard
deviation.
The student correctly analyzed the data using
variance and standard deviation.
The student correctly graphed the company’s
financial data.
The student explained the role of standard
deviation in a financial analysis.
The student explained the other possible uses for
standard deviation in a business setting.
The presentation consists of 10 slides and is
appropriate for the audience.
The presentation includes relevant media and
visual aids that are consistent with the content.
Met
Presentation Guidelines
The presentation uses a proper layout with
effective headings, fonts, styles, font sizes, and
white spaces.
The presentation recognize intellectual property
using in-text citations and a reference slide.
The presentation includes an introduction and
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The Business Side of Standard Deviation Grading Guide
QRB/501 Version 6
conclusion which previews and reviews major
points.
The presentation includes major points that are
stated clearly, organized logically, and supported
by specific details, examples, or analysis.
The presentation follows proper rules of grammar
and usage including spelling and punctuation.
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Total
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6
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Additional comments:
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