An online survey of students in a large MBA Statistics class at a business school in the

Question:

An online survey of students in a large MBA Statistics class at a business school in the northeastern United States asked them to report their total personal investment in the stock market ($), total number of different currently held, total invested in ($), and the name of each mutual fund in which they have invested. The data were used in the aggregate for classroom illustrations.
Stocks
Stocks or shares are generally equity instruments that provide the largest source of raising funds in any public or private listed company's. The instruments are issued on a stock exchange from where a large number of general public who are willing... Mutual Funds
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...