The data below has been extracted from the financial statements of Barclays Bank Plc for a 10-year period [2004-2013]

The data below has been extracted from the financial statements of Barclays Bank Plc for a 10-year period [2004-2013] Order Description Task 1: Use relevant graphs to represent each of the following and examine them: (i) RSF ; ROCE and RTA (ii) ROCE and LQR (iii) Admin Exp. And PAIT (iv) PAIT and Tax Task 2:Perform a correlation analysis for RSF; ROCE and RTA and examine the strength of relationship between these profitability ratios. Task 3: Using profit after interest and tax (PAIT) as the dependent variable, perform a linear regression analysis with administrative expenses and amount paid for the year as tax obligation as the explanatory variables. Assignment Question: The data below has been extracted from the financial statements of Barclays Bank Plc for a 10-year period [2004-2013] Year    RSF(%)    ROCE(%)    RTA(%)    LQR(X)    ADMIN EXP(£’m)    PAIT (£’m)    TAX (£’m) 2013    4.73    4.16    0.22    1.04    30384    963    1577 2012    0.16    0.15    0.01    1.03    18189    -723    483 2011    9.62    8.52    0.38    1.03    19447    3616    1928 2010    10.27    9.43    0.41    1.03    19967    4172    1516 2009    8.15    5.28    0.33    1.05    27142    3512    1047 2008    14.65    7.98    0.29    1.03    21100    5249    786 2007    23.79    13.36    0.58    1.03    17456    5126    1981 2006    28.31    1.26    0.72    0.33    16231    5256    1941 2005    23.43    0.99    0.57    0.36    13468    3872    1439 2004    25.24    16.23    0.88    1.04    10152    3277    1289 Source: FAME (2015), Barclay Bank Plc,  Available at: https://fame2.bvdep.com/version-201525/Report.serv?_CID=182&context=2W1YA0YV748SNF9&SeqNr=1 [Online] Accessed on 6th February, 2012 at 17:02pm Key RSF (%)    Return on Shareholders’ Funds ROCE (%)    Return on Capital Employed RTA (%)    Return on Total Assets LQ (X)    Liquidity Ratio ADMIN EXP    Administrative Expenses PAIT (£’Millions)    Profit After Interest  and Tax TAX (£’Millions)    Taxation Required: Task 1 : Graphs (Descriptive statistics) Use relevant graphs to represent each of the following and examine them: (i)    RSF ; ROCE and RTA (ii)    ROCE and LQR (iii)    Admin Exp. And PAIT (iv)    PAIT and Tax Task 2 : Correlation Analysis Perform a correlation analysis for RSF; ROCE and RTA and examine the strength of relationship between these profitability ratios. Task 3 : Regression Analysis Using profit after interest and tax (PAIT) as the dependent variable, perform a linear regression analysis with administrative expenses and amount paid for the year as tax obligation as the explanatory variables. Report Writing 1.  Introduction [300 words] o    The objectives/ rationale for the assignment should be captured o    The key highlights should be captured etc. 2.  Graphical Analysis [600 words] o    Use relevant software tools to draw suitable graphs as specified in the Task 1 o    Discuss the nature of the relationship from the resulting graphs o    Your discussion should be supported with some relevant literature 3.  Correlation Analysis [800 words] o    Use relevant software to produce a correlation matrix as specified in Task 2 o    Examine the strength of relationship between the ratios o    Use relevant literature to support your discussion 4.  Regression Analysis [800 words] o    Use relevant software to perform the regression analysis as specified in Task 3 o    Examine the resulting model using the relevant mechanisms such as goodness of fit; significance; the model and its interpretation etc. o    Use relevant literature to support your discussion 5.  Conclusion and Recommendations [500 words] o    Provide a suitable conclusion and recommendation for the entire discussion o    Ensure your conclusion represents a reflective summary for the discussion 6.  Referencing o    Use Harvard referencing style should be strictly followed. o    Ensure your reference list include all citations in the text and others which may not be in the text (bibliography) o    Ensure that your references are coming from quality sources such as articles; textbooks and other peer-reviewed journals Note: Reference List ; Tables and Figures are not part of the word count Some Recommended Text o    Curwin J. and Slater R. (2007) Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions, (5thedn)  Chapman& Hall o    Wisniewski, M (2010) Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers, (5th edn) FT Prentice Hall o    Lucey T (2002) Quantitative Techniques, Thomson Learning o    Oakshott L (2006),Essential Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance, (3ndedn) Palgrave Macmillan o    Swift, L, Piff, S. (2010) Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance, (3rd end) Palgrave o     Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS. Sage publications. o    Sekaran, U. (2006). Research methods for business: A skill building approach. John Wiley & Sons.