Investment style plays a role in constructing a mutual fund. Many individual stocks can be grouped into
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Investment style plays a role in constructing a mutual fund. Many individual stocks can be grouped into two distinct categories: growth and value. A growth stock is one with high earning potential and often pays little or no dividends to shareholders. Conversely, value stocks are commonly viewed as steady or more conservative stocks with a lower earning potential. A family is trying to decide what type of funds to invest in. An independent advisor claims that value mutual funds provided an annualized return of greater than 8% over a recent five-year period. Below are the summary statistics for the five-year return for a random sample of such value funds:
Test the hypothesis that the mean five-year return for value funds is greater than 8%, assuming a significance level of 5%. What does this evidence say about the independent advisor’s claim that the annualized five-year return was greater than 8%? State your conclusion.
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Mutual funds are like a pool of funds gathered by different small investors that have simalar investment perspective about returns on their investments. These funds are managed by professional investment managers who act smartly on behalf of the...
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Business Statistics
ISBN: 9780133899122
3rd Canadian Edition
Authors: Norean D. Sharpe, Richard D. De Veaux, Paul F. Velleman, David Wright
