Last Week, Mike Heard About Five Separate Airplane Crashes on the News

question 192

Multiple Choice

Last week, Mike heard about five separate airplane crashes on the news. Even though, overall, motorcycle accidents account for more accidents than plane crashes do, Mike decides to ride his motorcycle from Washington to Atlanta instead of flying. Which bias is reflected in Mike's decision

• A)the confirmation bias
• B)the availability heuristic
• C)the salience error
• D)the representativeness heuristic

Understand the fundamentals of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) including the definition of alpha (α) and beta (β).

Identify and interpret regression parameters in financial analysis, especially beta adjustments and the intercept values.

Grasp the concepts of diversification, systematic risk, and unsystematic risk in portfolio management.

Recognize the use of regression analysis in estimating the index model for stocks.

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