A Financial Analyst Is Presented with Information on the Past

question 148

Multiple Choice

A financial analyst is presented with information on the past records of 60 start-up companies and told that in fact only 3 of them have managed to become highly successful. He selected 3 companies from this group as the candidates for success. To analyze his ability to spot the companies that will eventually become highly successful, he will use what type of probability distribution?

• A) Binomial distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) Hypergeometric distribution
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Buildings

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Trademark

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Overvalued

A term used to describe an asset or security whose price is believed to be higher than its intrinsic value.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

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