EBK STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 8220100460463
Author: Anderson
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 2.3, Problem 33E
Refer to the data in Table 2.12.
- a. Prepare a crosstabulation of the data on Fund Type (rows) and the Expense Ratio (%) (columns). Use classes of .25–.49, .50–.74, .75–.99, 1.00–1.24, and 1.25–1.49 for Expense Ratio (%).
- b. Prepare a percent frequency distribution for Expense Ratio (%).
- c. What conclusions can you draw about fund type and the expense ratio?
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