As Measured by the Amount of Time Spent in Recession

question 156

Multiple Choice

As measured by the amount of time spent in recession, the 1983-2015 period was

• A) characterized by 4 downturns and 65 months of recession.
• B) characterized by 2 downturns and 72 months of recession.
• C) the most stable era in American history.
• D) the second most unstable 33-year period in American history.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of values, often used to gauge the risk associated with a particular investment or portfolio.

Expected Rate

The anticipated rate of return or growth for an investment, often based on historical data and projections.

T-bill

Short-term U.S. government debt obligation backed by the Treasury Department with a maturity of less than one year.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, often used in finance to measure the volatility of returns.