EBK INVESTMENTS
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ISBN: 9781259357480
Author: Bodie
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 4, Problem 25PS
Summary Introduction
To determine:
Whether conclusion warranted, considering that the investor observed the performance associated with the 350 managers of portfolio for 5 years and ranking them on the basis of return provided by the investment during the year. It has been identified by the investor that there exist a total of 11 funds the return from which is able to exist in top half of the entire sample.
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