Business Analytics
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135231678
Author: Evans, James R. (james Robert)
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 2, Problem 7PE
The Excel file Corporate Default Database summarizes financial information for 32 companies and their perceived risk of default. Convert these data into an Excel table. Use table-based calculations to find the average credit score, average debt, and average equity for companies with a risk of default, and also for those without a risk of default. Does there appear to be a difference between companies with and without a risk of default?
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