Investing in stocks can be risky.

Investing in stocks can be risky. Depending on the amount invested, a person stands to lose or gain a significant amount of money. Because of this, people use various metrics and measures to determine whether or not to invest in a specific stock.

You have been given $5000 to invest in any stock on any stock exchange. Select any stock from any exchange. Using ten different stock prices over the past month, calculate the mean price of the stock, the range of the ten stock prices, and the standard deviation.

Because the standard deviation is a measure of variation, based on the standard deviation explain why or why not you would invest in this particular stock.

*Example Template

Snap Inc. Ticker Symbol SNAP

Date Close Price Deviation Deviation Squared

Feb. 27^th $16.32 -2.105 4.431025

Feb 26^th $17.09 -1.335 1.782225

Feb 23^rd $17.45 -.975 .950625

Feb 22^nd $17.51 -.915 .837225

Feb 21st $18.64 .215 .046225

Feb 20^th $18.93 .505 0.255025

Feb 16^th $20.42 1.995 3.980025

Feb 15^th $19.75 1.325 1.755625

Feb 14^th $19.56 1.135 1.288225

Feb 13^th $18.58 .155 .024025

Stock Price Mean = 18.425

Range of 10 day data set = .1

Avg Standard Deviation squared = 1.535025

Standard Deviation = 1.23896126