Match Each Term with Its Definition

question 8

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its definition.
-Person found guilty of this type of crime can be imprisoned in jail for no more than 1 year

• A)defendant
• B)plaintiff
• C)felony
• D)law
• E)beyond a reasonable doubt
• F)standard of care
• G)Supremacy Clause
• H)misdemeanor
• I)case law
• J)preponderance of the evidence

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Definitions:

Variance

The statistical measure of the dispersion of a set of data points, often used to quantify risk or volatility in financial contexts.

Sharpe Ratio

A measure used to evaluate the risk-adjusted return of an investment portfolio.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean and is calculated as the square root of the variance.

Inflation

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money over time.