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You Plotted the Returns of a Company Against Those of the Market

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you plotted the returns of a company against those of the market and found that the slope of your line was negative, the CAPM would indicate that the required rate of return on the stock should be less than the risk-free rate for a well-diversified investor, assuming that the observed relationship is expected to continue in the future.


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Percentile Score

A statistical value indicating the relative standing of a score within a group, showing what percentage of the group's distribution falls below it.

Confounding Variable

An external variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in an experiment, potentially skewing the results.

Independent Variable

In experimental research, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The outcome the researcher is interested in measuring.

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