Analysis of Returns Using the SML Would Indicate That

question 4

Multiple Choice

Analysis of returns using the SML would indicate that:

• A) as betas increase,the expected return decreases.
• B) the required return for all securities can be expressed as the risk free rate minus a premium for risk.
• C) if beta is positive a negative correlation exists between market risk and the risk free rate.
• D) if the beta is 2.0,twice the market risk premium must be earned.

Understand the concept of confidence intervals, including their limits, and the role of confidence levels in statistical inference.

Grasp how the size of the sample and the population standard deviation influence the margin of error in confidence intervals.

Know how to construct confidence intervals for population means and proportions using sample data.

Understand the direct relationship between the margin of error, sample size, and confidence levels.

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