1 Import stock prices of your choice

2 Convert prices to returns by quarterly

3 Make plot

4 Interpret the plot

What is important to note with this set of data is how the period of time a stock has existed affects its distribution and the bell curve. SNDK is the stock with the highest returns measured in a quarter and consistently outperforms the other stocks. However, due to the stock’s short history, it cannot be determined whether its typical return is higher than those of its competitors.

DELL is the company with the highest concentration of common quarterly returns, meaning a larger share of its returns are above 0%. An important aspect here is the emphasis on typical values versus overall distribution. This is because META and NVDA seemingly have a larger number of high-return months compared to DELL. However, DELL is more consistent, whereas META and NVDA have a wider tail where DELL is more tightly concentrated. META also has a larger number of historical quarterly returns, which accounts for its wider distribution while still maintaining a higher count of positive quarters.

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