Which of the Following Is Not a Difficulty Concerning Beta

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a difficulty concerning beta and its estimation?

• A) Sometimes a security or project does not have a past history which can be used as a basis for calculating beta.
• B) Sometimes, during a period when the company is undergoing a change such as toward more leverage or riskier assets, the calculated beta will be drastically different than the "true" or "expected future" beta.
• C) The beta of an "average share," or "the market," can change over time, sometimes drastically.
• D) Sometimes the past data used to calculate beta do not reflect the likely risk of the firm for the future because conditions have changed.
• E) All of the above are potentially serious difficulties.

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Definitions:

Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive statistics involve summarizing and organizing data so it can be understood and presented in a simpler form, including measures of central tendency and variability.

Statistical Inference

The process of making judgments about the characteristics of a population based on sample data.

Categorical Data

Data that represent characteristics and can be divided into groups or categories that do not involve a numeric value.

Quantitative Data

Numerical data that represent quantities and can be ordered or measured.