14th Edition

ISBN: 9780134684840

Author: BERENSON, Mark L., Levine, David M., Szabat, Kathryn A.

Publisher: Pearson,

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Chapter 2, Problem 61PS

Using the sample of retirement funds stored in Retirement Funds:

a. Construct a table that tallies type, market cap, risk, and rating.

b. What conclusions can you reach concerning differences among the types of funds based on market cap categories, risk levels, and star rating?

c. Which do you think is easier to interpret the table for this problem or the once for problem 2.58 through 2.60? Explain.

d. Compare the results of this table the those of Figure 2.19 and problem 2.58 through 2.60. What differences can you observe?

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