The Weak Form of the Efficient-Market Hypothesis Contradicts

question 54

Multiple Choice

The weak form of the efficient-market hypothesis contradicts

• A) technical analysis but supports fundamental analysis as valid.
• B) fundamental analysis but supports technical analysis as valid.
• C) both fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
• D) technical analysis but is silent on the possibility of successful fundamental analysis.

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Definitions:

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population, indicating how much the members of the population differ from the mean value.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, expressed with a certain level of confidence.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of all members of a population from its mean value.

Interval Estimate

A range of values used to estimate a population parameter, typically expressed through confidence intervals.