Primary Data Are

question 286

Multiple Choice

Primary data are

• A) facts and figures that are newly collected for a project at hand.
• B) facts and figures that have already been recorded before the project at hand.
• C) facts and figures obtained by watching people mechanically rather than in person.
• D) facts and figures obtained by asking people questions through the use of information technology.
• E) conclusions developed from information obtained from a representative sample of a population.

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Definitions:

Traditional CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model, a framework used to determine the expected return on an investment, factoring in risk-free rate, the asset's beta, and the market risk premium.

Fama-French Three-factor Model

A model that expands the CAPM by adding size risk and value risk factors to the market risk factor, explaining stock returns more accurately.

Firm Size

Generally refers to the scale of a business entity in terms of its assets, revenues, or number of employees, which can affect its operations and financial performances.

Book-to-market Ratio

A valuation metric comparing a company's book value to its market value.