Aimee Is the Owner of a Stock with Annual Returns

question 16

Multiple Choice

Aimee is the owner of a stock with annual returns of 17.6 percent, −11.7 percent, 5.6 percent, and 9.7 percent for the past four years. She thinks the stock may achieve a return of 17 percent again this coming year. What is the probability that your friend is correct?

• A) Less than .5 percent
• B) Greater than .5 percent but less than 1 percent
• C) Greater than 1 percent but less than 2.5 percent
• D) Greater than 2.5 percent but less than 16 percent
• E) Greater than 16 percent

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