A Researcher Analyzes the Returns for Two Mutual Funds,Smith,Inc

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Essay

A researcher analyzes the returns for two mutual funds,Smith,Inc.and Campbell,Inc.in order to determine which of the two has a higher risk rate.She assumes that the returns are normally distributed.Implement the critical value approach at a significance level of 10%.The sample descriptive measures are given below.
Smith,Inc. = 28.46%;s₁ = 36.32%;n₁ = 12
Campbell,Inc. = 9.84%;s₂ = 12.43%;n₂ = 12

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