Question 17.57

27. Following are the closing values (rounded to the nearest integer) of the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market values for a two-week period. Use the delta function method to compress these values. What percentage reduction in characters is there?

27.

13403 336 77 −49 53 −61 20 99 35 −17; we go from 59 characters to 36 characters, a reduction of almost 39%.