Under the Performance Attribution Analysis Method,the ____ Measures the Manager's

question 50

Multiple Choice

Under the performance attribution analysis method,the ____ measures the manager's decision to over- or underweight a particular market segment in terms of that segment's return performance relative to the overall return to the benchmark.

• A) Selection effect
• B) Allocation effect
• C) Distribution effect
• D) Diversification effect
• E) Attribution effect

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