Table 5.4 -Refer to Table 5.4. If Outcomes 1 and 2 Are

question 106

Multiple Choice

Table 5.4

-Refer to Table 5.4. If outcomes 1 and 2 are equally likely at Job A, and if at Job B the $20 outcome occurs with probability .1, and the $50 outcome occurs with probability .9, then:

• A) Job A is safer because the difference in the probabilities is lower.
• B) Job A is riskier only because the expected value is lower.
• C) Job A is riskier because the standard deviation is higher.
• D) Job B is riskier because the difference in the probabilities is higher.
• E) There is no definite way given this information to tell how risky the two jobs are.

Understand the concept of slope and how it describes the relationship between two variables on a graph.

Differentiate between positive and negative relationships in graphed data.

Comprehend the importance and role of the origin and intercepts in a graph.

Analyze and calculate the slope of a graph from given data.

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