Split the sample in 3 equal periods and compute the average, SD, skew, and kurtosis for each of the six “risk factors” for the full sample and the three different periods. Arrange these values in a table similar to the one shown below (5p).

Full Sample: 1963M07 – 2017M12

MKT_RF

SMB

HML

RMW

CMA

MOM

Mean

Std. Dev.

Skewness

Kurtosis

Observations

Do the statistics suggest to you that returns for those risk factors come from the same distribution over the entire period? (5p)
Make a plot showing the growth of $1 in each of the six “risk factors (portfolios)” over the full sample.(Recall, this is called an “equity curve”). (5p)