Although Several Stock Indexes Are Available to Inform U

question 96

Multiple Choice

Although several stock indexes are available to inform U.S.investors of market changes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average:

• A)is the broadest-based of the market indices.
• B)is the only reliable market index.
• C)accounts for approximately 70 percent of U.S.market value.
• D)is the best-known of the U.S.market indexes.

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Definitions:

Masked Design

A research design in which participants do not know which treatment group they are in to prevent bias; also known as a blinded design.

Placebo

An inert or non-therapeutic substance given to a control group in clinical trials to assess the psychological impact of receiving a treatment.

Natural

Naturally occurring and not manufactured or created by human beings.

Biased

Showing an unfair preference or prejudice for or against something or someone.