Unexpected Patterns in Data, Which Stimulate New Ideas or Theoretical

question 36

Multiple Choice

Unexpected patterns in data, which stimulate new ideas or theoretical approaches are commonly referred to as ______.

• A) serendipitous findings
• B) deductive findings
• C) anomalous Findings

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Definitions:

Portfolio Beta

A measure of the overall risk of a portfolio of investments, comparative to the market as a whole.

Risk-free Asset

An asset which is presumed to have a guaranteed return with no risk of financial loss.

Beta

A benchmark for the changeability, or structural risk, found in a security or an assemblage of investments measured against the overall market.

Portfolio Variance

A measure used in finance to quantify the volatility from the mean return of a portfolio, indicating the spread of its returns.