Conduct a two-sample t-test at a 1% level of significance to find out if the U.S. stock returns significantly outperform the U.S. corporate bond returns using the monthly data covering the sample period 1980-2019. Please explain the hypothesis and how to use the summary to answer the question.

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1. Conduct a two-sample t-test at a 1% level of significance to find out if the U.S. stock returns significantly outperform the U.S. corporate bond returns using the monthly data covering the sample period 1980-2019.

Please explain the hypothesis and how to use the summary to answer the question.

 

t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances
RSUS
RBUS
Mean
1.014699922
0.690161516
Variance
18.23249641
3.607841104
Observations
479
479
Hypothesized Mean Difference
df
660
t Stat
1.519862092
P(T<=t) one-tail
t Critical one-tail
0.064512265
2.332011141
P(T<=t) two-tail
t Critical two-tail
0.12902453
2.583298942
Transcribed Image Text:t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances RSUS RBUS Mean 1.014699922 0.690161516 Variance 18.23249641 3.607841104 Observations 479 479 Hypothesized Mean Difference df 660 t Stat 1.519862092 P(T<=t) one-tail t Critical one-tail 0.064512265 2.332011141 P(T<=t) two-tail t Critical two-tail 0.12902453 2.583298942
F-Test Two-Sample for Variances
RSUS
RBUS
Мean
1.014699922
0.690161516
Variance
18.23249641
3.607841104
Observations
479
479
df
478
478
F
5.053575221
P(F<=f) one-tail
F Critical one-tail
4.83908E-64
1.23753529
Transcribed Image Text:F-Test Two-Sample for Variances RSUS RBUS Мean 1.014699922 0.690161516 Variance 18.23249641 3.607841104 Observations 479 479 df 478 478 F 5.053575221 P(F<=f) one-tail F Critical one-tail 4.83908E-64 1.23753529
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