Which of the Following Is the Most Important Reason Why

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most important reason why researchers should report their results?

• A) So that other researchers can use those findings as the basis for future investigation.
• B) Because research is a "publish or perish" world and failure to report your findings means that you will probably lose your job.
• C) Because research is not considered valuable until others have lent their support to it.
• D) So that the subjects who were investigated can go to professional journals and read the findings.

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Definitions:

Portfolio Betas

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Greater Than 1.0

This term typically implies a value that exceeds one in magnitude, often used in financial ratios indicating a positive performance or ratio above one.

Slope of the SML

The gradient of the Security Market Line which reflects the trade-off between risk and return in financial markets.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation measures the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.