Question: Refer to the data file labeled Mutual funds.

a. Prepare a cross tabulation of the data on fund type (rows) and the average annual return over the past five years (columns). Use classes of 0-9.99, 10-19.99, 20-29.99, 30-39.99, 40-49.99, and 50-59.99 for the five year average return (%).

b. Prepare a frequency distribution for the data on fund type.

c. Prepare a frequency distribution for the data on 5 year average return (%).

d. How has the crosstabulation helped in preparing the frequency distribution in parts b and c?

e. What conclusions can you draw about the fund type and the average return over the past 5 years.