1 Import stock prices of your choice

2 Convert prices to returns by quarterly

## # A tibble: 72 × 3
##    asset date       returns
##    <chr> <date>       <dbl>
##  1 GOOG  2017-03-31  0.0538
##  2 GOOG  2017-06-30  0.0912
##  3 GOOG  2017-09-29  0.0540
##  4 GOOG  2017-12-29  0.0871
##  5 GOOG  2018-03-29 -0.0141
##  6 GOOG  2018-06-29  0.0781
##  7 GOOG  2018-09-28  0.0674
##  8 GOOG  2018-12-31 -0.142 
##  9 GOOG  2019-03-29  0.125 
## 10 GOOG  2019-06-28 -0.0820
## # … with 62 more rows

3 Make plot

4 Interpret the plot

When Analyzing the Plot, MSFT has seen a varying rate of success, with a larger number of their rates of return being more frequent above zero. AAPL sees more extreme rates of return, with some negative. Apple recorded both the highest and lowest returns. GOOG sees more frequent quarterly rates of return above zero and between 0.2. All three stocks are in the technology sector, where it can be common to see more extreme rates of positive and negative returns which is exactly the case here as the trio sees negative returns during some quarters. It is important to note that all three stocks highest points are above zero and between 0.2. If one was a risk taking investor, AAPL might be the route to take as they are more volatile than MSFT and GOOG. Apple can be seen as high risk high reward compared to its competitors as the returns are more extreme both negatively and positively. If an investor was looking to take a risk for larger rates of return APPL would be the route to take. If investors are more conservative, than MSFT and GOOG are the preferred stocks.

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