If You Use Information About a Sample to Draw a Conclusion

question 44

Multiple Choice

If you use information about a sample to draw a conclusion about a population,you are doing:

• A)Inferential parameters
• B)Descriptive statistics
• C)Inferential statistics
• D)The wrong kind of statistics

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Definitions:

Promised Yield

The return an investor is told to expect from a bond or other fixed-income security, assuming it is held to maturity and all payments are made as scheduled.

Bond A

A financial security that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, which pays interest at predetermined intervals.

Hedging

A strategy used in finance to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset, typically by taking an offsetting position in a related security.

Stock Price Declines

A situation where the market value of a company's shares decreases over a period of time.