Task: Table-QA (source dataset: FinQA)

Task: 
You are given a table containing structured data and a natural language question referring to the table. Your goal is to analyze the table and provide an accurate and concise answer based on the given data.

Instructions:
1. Understand the Table: Examine the structure, headers, and data in the table. Identify relevant columns and rows related to the question.
2. Interpret the Question: Determine whether the question requires direct retrieval, aggregation, comparison, sorting, filtering, or inference.
3. Extract the Answer: Use logical reasoning and numerical operations (if necessary) to derive the correct response from the table.
4. Format the Answer: No explanation, return the answer in a structured JSON format: {"answer": <answer>}. If the question cannot be answered due to missing or ambiguous data, return a JSON response with {"answer": null}.

Table:
| Unnamed: 0   | december 31 2008   | december 31 2009   | december 31 2010   | december 31 2011   |
|:-------------|:-------------------|:-------------------|:-------------------|:-------------------|
| disca        | $ 102.53           | $ 222.09           | $ 301.96           | $ 296.67           |
| discb        | $ 78.53            | $ 162.82           | $ 225.95           | $ 217.56           |
| disck        | $ 83.69            | $ 165.75           | $ 229.31           | $ 235.63           |
| s&p 500      | $ 74.86            | $ 92.42            | $ 104.24           | $ 104.23           |
| peer group   | $ 68.79            | $ 100.70           | $ 121.35           | $ 138.19           |

Question:
did the b series stock outperform the a series based on 5 year total return?


pre_text: stock performance graph the following graph sets forth the cumulative total shareholder return on our series a common stock , series b common stock and series c common stock as compared with the cumulative total return of the companies listed in the standard and poor 2019s 500 stock index ( 201cs&p 500 index 201d ) and a peer group of companies comprised of cbs corporation class b common stock , news corporation class a common stock , scripps network interactive , inc. , time warner , inc. , viacom , inc .
class b common stock and the walt disney company .
the graph assumes $ 100 originally invested on september 18 , 2008 , the date upon which our common stock began trading , in each of our series a common stock , series b common stock and series c common stock , the s&p 500 index , and the stock of our peer group companies , including reinvestment of dividends , for the period september 18 , 2008 through december 31 , 2008 and the years ended december 31 , 2009 , 2010 and 2011 .
of cash on hand , cash generated by operations , borrowings under our revolving credit facility and future financing transactions .
under the program , management is authorized to purchase shares from time to time through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions at prevailing prices as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements , and subject to stock price , business conditions , market conditions and other factors .
the repurchase program does not have an expiration date .
the above repurchases were funded using cash on hand .
there were no repurchases of our series a common stock or series b common stock during the three months ended december 31 , 2011 .
december 31 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 .
post_text: .
label: no
qa: answer: no
ann_table_rows: 1
2
steps: op: compare_larger1-1
arg1: 217.56
arg2: 296.67
res: no
program: greater(217.56, 296.67)
gold_inds: table_1: the disca of december 31 2008 is $ 102.53 ; the disca of december 31 2009 is $ 222.09 ; the disca of december 31 2010 is $ 301.96 ; the disca of december 31 2011 is $ 296.67 ;
table_2: the discb of december 31 2008 is $ 78.53 ; the discb of december 31 2009 is $ 162.82 ; the discb of december 31 2010 is $ 225.95 ; the discb of december 31 2011 is $ 217.56 ;
exe_ans: no
tfidftopn: text_0: stock performance graph the following graph sets forth the cumulative total shareholder return on our series a common stock , series b common stock and series c common stock as compared with the cumulative total return of the companies listed in the standard and poor 2019s 500 stock index ( 201cs&p 500 index 201d ) and a peer group of companies comprised of cbs corporation class b common stock , news corporation class a common stock , scripps network interactive , inc. , time warner , inc. , viacom , inc .
program_re: greater(217.56, 296.67)
model_input: table_2
the discb of december 31 2008 is $ 78.53 ; the discb of december 31 2009 is $ 162.82 ; the discb of december 31 2010 is $ 225.95 ; the discb of december 31 2011 is $ 217.56 ;
table_3
the disck of december 31 2008 is $ 83.69 ; the disck of december 31 2009 is $ 165.75 ; the disck of december 31 2010 is $ 229.31 ; the disck of december 31 2011 is $ 235.63 ;
table_4
the s&p 500 of december 31 2008 is $ 74.86 ; the s&p 500 of december 31 2009 is $ 92.42 ; the s&p 500 of december 31 2010 is $ 104.24 ; the s&p 500 of december 31 2011 is $ 104.23 ;