Assignment #1 - Mutual Fund Data
Assignment #1 - Mutual Fund Data
xls contains information regarding nine variables from a sample of 838 mutual funds:
Category: Type of stocks comprising the mutual fund (small cap, mid cap, large cap)
Objective: Objective of stocks comprising the mutual fund (growth or value)
Assets: In millions of dollars Fees Sales charges (no or yes)
Expense Ratio: ratio of expenses to net assets in percentage
Risk: Risk-of-loss factor of the mutual fund (low, average, high)
2005 return: Twelve-month return in 2005
Three-year return: Annualized return, 2003 - 2005
Five-year return: Annualized return, 2001 - 2005
You wish to compare small cap, mid cap, and large cap mutual funds. For each of these three groups, for the variables expe
a. Compute the mean, median, first quartile, and third quartile.
b. Compute the range, interquartile range, variance, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation.
c. Construct side-by-side box-and-whisker plots. Are the data skewed? If so, how?
d. What conclusions can you reach about differences between small cap, mid cap, and large cap mutual funds?
mutual funds:
ups, for the variables expense ratio in percentage, 2005 return, three-year return, and five-year return,
n.
mutual funds?
Category
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
75.00 Yes
425.40 No
420.20 No
262.40 Yes
111.80 No
499.50 Yes
165.40 No
305.40 No
413.00 No
69.50 No
140.20 No
162.20 No
1648.90 No
144.30 Yes
555.80 Yes
893.70 No
60.80 Yes
53.10 Yes
340.40 Yes
157.10 No
50.70 No
171.70 No
84.30 No
185.40 No
56.40 No
179.50 No
50.90 No
590.30 Yes
62.40 Yes
478.90 No
173.20 Yes
423.90 No
208.00 Yes
116.00 No
118.00 No
432.20 Yes
89.30 No
56.30 No
450.60 No
956.90 No
234.90 No
60.90 No
363.90 Yes
148.80 No
335.10 No
236.50 No
142.60 Yes
69.40 No
233.00 Yes
87.80 No
1.50 High
0.99 High
1.27 Average
1.72 High
1.55 High
1.20 High
2.66 High
1.30 High
1.62 High
1.60 High
1.25 High
1.55 High
0.86 Average
1.25 High
1.47 High
1.10 High
1.79 High
1.33 High
1.74 High
1.18 High
1.71 High
0.91 High
1.28 High
1.44 High
1.70 High
1.40 High
1.50 High
1.26 High
1.67 High
1.25 Low
1.58 High
1.03 High
1.79 Average
1.28 High
0.99 High
1.23 High
1.98 High
1.73 High
1.58 High
1.59 High
1.59 High
1.79 High
1.21 High
1.62 Low
1.25 High
1.50 High
1.45 High
0.26 High
1.72 High
1.25 High
5.3
6.7
5.3
0.5
2.7
11.9
2.3
-2.4
-2.8
10.8
13.2
8.7
0.3
13.2
4.6
13.5
12.4
2.3
11.3
8.1
15.2
7.8
7.6
2.7
12.7
6.7
5.8
1.3
4.6
14.5
9.7
4.9
6.3
6.2
2.4
10.5
9.2
-2.3
-1.6
0.7
6.7
3.6
4.8
6.4
6.9
18.5
5.2
8.7
9.1
10.5
17.0
20.1
19.5
19.3
23.4
18.4
15.8
18.7
18.7
20.9
19.9
23.5
19.3
22.4
14.5
24.9
24.7
17.6
30.9
26.0
21.3
19.6
16.0
22.3
34.0
18.9
20.1
13.6
21.7
29.9
20.8
22.8
21.3
23.6
18.2
20.3
24.3
17.4
16.4
19.4
25.8
18.4
22.2
22.3
13.8
19.4
16.4
22.6
23.3
19.5
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Growth
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
6530.10 No
260.60 No
200.70 No
293.70 No
120.50 No
326.50 No
526.10 No
96.50 Yes
8303.30 No
1696.20 No
1223.50 No
656.30 Yes
581.90 No
1387.60 No
385.80 No
103.10 Yes
737.60 No
533.80 No
479.70 No
90.30 Yes
154.60 No
523.50 No
686.20 No
1705.50 Yes
1373.00 No
1330.30 No
4868.00 No
1700.00 No
256.10 Yes
179.40 No
1583.30 Yes
205.20 No
737.30 No
58.70 Yes
1059.10 No
436.70 Yes
385.30 No
378.50 No
238.00 Yes
497.50 No
380.70 No
409.80 Yes
246.60 Yes
406.30 Yes
171.80 No
335.20 No
1200.10 Yes
36517.20 No
95.00 No
360.90 No
0.87 High
1.25 High
1.03 High
1.20 High
1.00 High
1.34 Average
1.14 Low
1.60 High
0.57 High
0.23 Average
1.22 High
1.61 Average
2.18 Average
1.18 High
1.50 High
1.40 High
1.20 Low
1.20 High
1.49 High
1.46 High
1.30 Average
1.41 Low
1.22 Low
1.25 Low
1.16 Low
1.25 Low
1.03 Low
1.18 Low
1.59 Low
1.20 Low
1.40 Average
1.05 Low
0.73 Low
1.43 Low
0.88 Low
1.32 Low
1.23 Average
1.17 Low
1.42 Low
0.97 Average
1.32 Low
1.54 Low
1.51 Low
1.50 Low
1.18 High
1.24 Low
1.35 Low
0.94 Low
1.35 Average
0.99 Average
11.9
5.8
6.6
1.8
8.5
8.0
8.0
12.9
9.3
8.6
13.2
12.4
11.0
5.1
3.6
6.1
6.4
4.1
1.1
-2.3
2.3
3.9
-1.2
10.3
5.5
8.4
0.9
11.1
2.7
12.2
2.9
7.3
4.1
-1.6
6.3
5.3
3.1
8.7
8.1
10.6
6.0
8.6
12.9
3.1
7.2
8.8
10.4
8.7
-0.3
7.2
25.4
23.6
19.6
21.0
25.1
17.8
19.0
24.1
21.5
21.7
23.8
19.6
23.3
17.9
14.1
21.2
22.4
21.0
27.7
19.9
21.6
17.0
18.7
20.9
25.3
21.6
16.4
23.7
19.0
27.4
21.0
26.1
30.5
20.2
19.9
21.7
21.7
23.9
18.2
24.8
21.5
23.1
29.9
23.9
31.1
19.3
21.5
23.2
27.7
22.5
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
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Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
131.40 No
444.00 No
4360.90 Yes
450.20 Yes
529.30 Yes
741.70 No
57.30 Yes
250.40 No
1040.50 Yes
111.00 No
1576.50 No
277.60 No
70.40 Yes
562.10 No
50.50 No
2896.00 No
1636.50 No
79.20 Yes
78.90 No
1371.90 No
433.30 Yes
57.30 Yes
591.40 No
1000.50 Yes
229.00 No
371.60 No
2802.80 No
411.70 No
1713.60 Yes
339.70 No
65.80 No
774.40 No
313.30 No
497.90 Yes
235.20 No
1895.50 No
520.70 No
52.80 No
1414.50 Yes
137.40 Yes
144.30 Yes
378.10 Yes
462.10 Yes
265.10 No
3031.60 No
490.50 No
1513.70 No
1803.00 No
3276.00 No
551.20 No
1.28 Low
1.21 Low
0.91 Low
1.12 Low
1.35 Average
1.44 Low
1.24 Low
0.90 Low
1.48 Low
1.18 Low
1.20 Average
1.23 Low
1.58 Low
1.06 Low
1.86 High
0.25 Low
0.25 Average
1.76 Average
1.50 Low
1.02 Average
1.23 Average
1.22 Low
0.98 Low
1.52 Low
2.00 Low
0.96 Low
0.93 Low
0.90 Low
1.39 Low
1.18 Low
2.45 Average
2.02 Average
2.04 Low
1.33 Low
0.99 Low
1.04 Low
1.00 Average
1.50 High
1.35 Low
1.63 Low
1.40 Average
1.50 Average
1.38 Average
1.78 Low
1.40 High
1.47 Average
1.14 High
0.89 Low
1.14 Low
1.15 Low
11.3
9.5
10.9
12.2
9.1
5.9
9.3
4.5
3.2
8.7
2.0
1.3
5.1
11.3
4.8
4.5
5.9
3.5
7.5
8.9
14.4
-1.3
6.9
16.1
2.0
14.4
10.7
6.3
13.2
11.1
-2.5
9.0
7.1
7.9
8.4
16.4
8.1
2.0
11.7
8.0
6.7
11.4
6.8
7.5
9.7
11.5
4.8
12.5
17.1
-1.0
19.9
17.3
21.7
21.1
21.7
21.0
16.0
19.5
20.7
25.9
23.7
22.1
21.9
32.2
20.5
22.9
22.1
21.7
27.7
19.2
25.8
17.2
21.2
29.1
19.8
23.5
22.3
20.3
26.2
29.0
15.5
20.1
20.1
27.3
26.1
22.1
23.3
17.9
27.9
27.6
24.2
22.9
26.5
24.2
21.5
25.4
28.6
23.8
25.9
12.9
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
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Small Cap
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Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Small Cap
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
4273.70 No
57.80 No
2173.80 No
60.50 No
70.50 No
703.30 Yes
103.50 No
329.80 No
173.70 Yes
543.80 No
241.80 Yes
87.60 Yes
355.90 No
101.10 No
332.20 Yes
4800.40 No
321.30 No
67.00 No
231.90 No
55.70 No
1999.10 No
57.60 No
427.40 No
125.10 No
147.00 Yes
3473.30 No
93.50 No
722.80 No
2056.60 No
57.60 No
1.15 Low
1.49 Average
1.49 Low
1.10 Average
1.82 Low
1.29 Low
1.14 Average
1.04 Low
1.75 Average
1.47 Low
1.18 Low
2.20 Low
1.47 Low
0.26 Low
1.72 Average
0.86 Low
1.08 Low
1.30 Average
1.07 Low
1.65 Average
1.14 Low
1.41 High
0.96 Low
1.40 Average
1.45 Low
0.23 Average
1.35 Low
1.72 Average
1.40 Average
1.23 Average
8.2
8.7
11.9
9.8
3.8
9.7
2.9
1.4
-3.1
10.9
6.6
6.6
10.9
5.9
0.6
8.7
3.8
-2.6
7.3
5.1
11.1
-5.0
5.6
7.0
7.8
8.1
5.4
4.8
15.0
0.7
18.2
21.8
34.7
42.3
21.0
25.2
21.4
21.1
20.3
22.1
21.0
23.5
28.0
19.5
20.6
23.1
21.7
18.7
25.8
21.5
23.3
16.6
22.1
28.1
20.8
21.8
19.6
25.3
27.1
16.4
5-Year Return
-2.8
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-0.9
0.8
1.2
-4.4
8.5
2.5
11.7
13.5
-3.1
5.5
-0.6
12.3
1.6
2.2
-1.8
14.3
13.0
2.4
0.3
1.5
1.1
-1.1
1.3
-3.8
2.9
2.8
21.5
6.7
2.9
-2.0
5.8
4.5
3.9
5.2
6.7
8.5
4.1
0.9
15.3
10.9
2.0
8.6
2.4
-2.9
3.6
1.2
5.1
7.3
-11.9
6.6
1.7
-2.4
4.3
3.4
-1.6
5.0
7.9
9.9
3.4
-1.1
5.9
-8.6
2.0
15.2
11.9
-3.3
7.2
-1.8
6.9
19.8
-9.9
0.8
-0.4
2.7
24.2
-3.0
7.4
7.1
0.3
-0.7
5.1
5.8
-4.6
-0.4
-5.8
5.5
-4.9
2.7
10.6
0.9
-2.0
-4.3
0.6
3.7
2.2
7.0
0.5
4.6
2.6
-0.5
5.7
8.5
-3.1
6.3
8.6
0.2
6.5
19.3
9.3
7.4
1.9
10.9
4.7
16.8
-4.7
12.7
18.3
11.9
16.6
18.4
15.8
11.3
15.8
9.2
19.9
10.5
16.6
23.7
13.5
13.5
12.4
12.7
14.1
11.1
15.2
17.0
14.2
20.3
14.4
11.2
13.0
14.5
17.3
20.7
10.7
15.3
12.5
14.8
21.1
13.4
11.9
8.5
10.9
14.4
12.8
16.8
18.7
12.6
25.0
9.5
13.3
11.8
11.2
16.5
11.4
11.7
11.1
14.9
17.5
14.4
12.3
13.2
11.4
14.0
18.8
9.0
11.3
10.8
18.2
21.1
14.6
13.2
3.2
16.0
18.8
5.9
12.9
14.4
18.9
13.4
16.0
15.7
15.3
15.1
16.8
13.3
12.0
23.6
24.0
14.1
14.9
11.3
13.1
10.8
14.0
13.3
14.2
16.0
13.3
11.7
17.4
17.6
9.1
16.5
9.8
14.0
8.3
12.4
14.7
11.5
11.9
8.4
17.1
17.9
10.7
Q.(C)
1
DIFFERENCES
0.15
0.92
1.14
1.345
2.67
SMALL CAP
0.23
1
1.225
1.4
2.93
0.23
1.15
1.31
1.5
2.66
Large Cap
0.15
0.77
0.22
0.205
1.325
DIFFERENCES
-5.1
4
6.3
9.05
21.6
SMALL CAP
-3.6
6.75
10
12.375
25.3
-5
4
6.7
9.7
20.5
Large Cap
-5.1
9.1
2.3
2.75
12.55
DIFFERENCES
6.7
12.6
14.7
16.8
31.3
SMALL CAP
11.8
17.175
20.1
22.2
40.5
12.1
19.4
21.5
23.8
42.3
Large Cap
6.7
5.9
2.1
2.1
14.5
DIFFERENCES
-26.5
-2.85
1
3.8
26.5
SMALL CAP
-13.3
-1.3
3.2
9.1
24.1
-11.9
2.6
10.6
14.2
25
Large Cap
-26.5
23.65
3.85
2.8
22.7
DIFFERENCES
Mid Cap
Chart Title
Small Cap
0.23
0.77
0.225
0.175
1.53
0.23
0.92
0.16
0.19
1.16
Row 6
DIFFERENCES
Mid Cap
Small Cap
-3.6
10.35
3.25
2.375
12.925
-5
9
2.7
3
10.8
DIFFERENCES
Mid Cap
Small Cap
11.8
5.375
2.925
2.1
18.3
12.1
7.3
2.1
2.3
18.5
DIFFERENCES
Mid Cap
-13.3
12
4.5
5.9
15
Small Cap
-11.9
14.5
8
3.6
10.8
Row 7
Row 8
Row 9
Row 10
10
Q. (A, B)
Large Cap
2005 Returns
Expense Ratio
Mean
Median
1.1484875847
1.14
6.727765237
6.3
0.92
1.345
9.05
Range
Standard Deviation
Variance
Interquartile Range
Coefficient of Variation
Skewness
Kurtosis
2.52
26.7
0.3962906072 4.0848861128
0.1570462453 16.6862945544
0.425
5.05
0.345054324
0.6071683492
0.4014194435
1.4637979883
0.5514572413
0.7276274975
Mid Cap
2005 Returns
Expense Ratio
Mean
Median
1.2428313253
1.225
9.7698795181
10
6.75
1.4
12.375
Range
Standard Deviation
Variance
Interquartile Range
2.7
28.9
0.417166065 4.7052837498
0.1740275258 22.1396951662
0.4
5.625
Coefficient of Variation
0.3356578294
0.481611236
Skewness
Kurtosis
0.5623598382
2.2604343278
0.2312451364
0.6042993595
3-Year Return
5-Year Return
14.8586907449
14.7
0.4934537246
1
12.6
-2.85
16.8
3.8
24.6
3.4796000265
12.1076163445
4.2
53
4.8427999232
23.4527110966
6.65
0.23417945
9.8140913358
0.8240928837
2.2880616314
-0.1134696435
2.9506001002
Small Cap
Mean
Median
1st Quartile (Q1)
3rd Quartile (Q3)
3-Year Return
20.1445783133
20.1
5-Year Return
3.6608433735
3.2
Range
Standard Deviation
Variance
Interquartile Range
Coefficient of Variation
Skewness
17.175
-1.3
22.2
9.1
28.7
4.1472956209
17.2000609668
5.025
37.4
6.7157230912
45.1009366381
10.4
0.2058765171
1.8344743017
1.18578643
3.7221520929
-0.0412491842
-0.3240255568
Kurtosis
Small Cap
2005 Returns
Expense Ratio
3-Year Return
5-Year Return
1.3094759825
1.31
6.7733624454
6.7
21.7903930131
21.5
8.7441048035
10.6
1.15
19.4
2.6
1.4
12.375
22.2
9.1
2.43
25.5
0.417166065 4.7052837498
0.1270206861 21.1899891306
0.25
8.375
30.2
4.1472956209
17.0198203696
2.8
36.9
6.7157230912
54.536875727
6.5
0.6946747332
0.190326793
0.7680286596
-0.2601691307 -0.0087587785
0.7873851241
-0.2365025859
2.4075715622 -0.0413541017
2.5410794563
-0.6075615094
0.318574812
Q.(A)
2005 Returns
Median
Mean
1st Quartile
3rd Quartile
6.9
7.3428400955
4.3
10.3
17.2
17.8
14.1
21.075
2.5
3.3755369928
-1.6
7.4
Q.(B)
2005 Returns
Min
Max
-5.1
25.3
6.7
42.3
-26.5
26.5
Range
30.4
35.6
53
6.975
20.4527589983 24.472410501
48.5186497713
Standard Deviation
4.5224726642 4.946959723
6.9655329854
Coefficient of Variation
0.6159023764 0.2779190856
2.0635332986
Skewness
0.3549363136 0.6595468462
0.3988457748
Kurtosis
0.4555621759 1.0381248461
0.2789359787
Interquartile Range
Variance
Q.(C, D)
1) 2005 Returns
Bins
Labels
-5 from -9.9 to -5.0
0 from -4.9 to 0.0
5 from 0.1 to 5.0
10 from -5.1 to 10.0
15 from 10.1 to 15
20 from 15.1 to 20
25 from 20.1 to 25
30 from 25.1 to 30
Total
Frequency
2
33
230
354
172
40
6
1
Relative Frequency
0.0023866348
0.0393794749
0.2744630072
0.4224343675
0.2052505967
0.0477326969
0.0071599045
0.0011933174
838
2005 Returns
2005 Returns
2) 3-Year Return
Cumulative Relative Frequency
0.0023866348
0.0417661098
0.3162291169
0.7386634845
0.9439140811
0.991646778
0.9988066826
1
Bins
Labels
5 from 0.0 to 5.0
10 from 5.1 to 10.0
15 from 10.1 to 15.0
20 from 15.1 to 20.0
25 from 20.1 to 25.0
30 from 25.1 to 30.0
35 from 30.1 to 35.0
40 from 35.1 to 40.0
45 from 40.0 to 45.0
Total
3-Year Return
3-Year Return
Frequency
0
29
236
304
206
49
12
0
2
838
3-Year Return
3-Year Return
3) 5-Year Return
Bins
Labels
-20 from -30.0 to -20.0
-10 from -19.9 to -10.0
0 from -10.1 to 0.0
10 from 0.1 to 10.0
20 from 10.1 to 20.0
30 from 20.1 to 30.0
Total
0.0011933174
0.0071599045
0.330548926
0.4809069212
0.1658711217
0.0143198091
838
5-Year Return
5-Year Return
equency