Every Six Months,Doug Is Asked to Fill Out a Survey

question 72

Multiple Choice

Every six months,Doug is asked to fill out a survey which asks when he expects to buy a new vehicle and what type and model he plans to purchase.Doug,along with a group of consumers with similar buying habits,has been participating in this survey for the last eight years.The gathering of this quantitative data is an example of descriptive research using ________.

• A)a hierarchical format
• B)a cross-sectional design
• C)latitudinal tracking
• D)a longitudinal design
• E)ethnography

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Definitions:

Portfolio Beta

A measure of a portfolio's volatility relative to the market as a whole; it indicates the sensitivity of the portfolio's returns to market returns.

Unsystematic Risks

Risks that affect a specific company or industry, as opposed to the market as a whole, including management decisions or product recalls.

Well-Diversified Portfolio

An investment portfolio that spreads risk and opportunity across a wide range of assets and sectors, aiming to reduce the impact of any single investment's poor performance.

Diversifiable Risk

A type of investment risk that can be reduced through diversification, relating to factors affecting specific industries, companies, or securities rather than the market as a whole.