​What Is the Term for a Written Prediction Specifying Expected

question 6

Multiple Choice

​What is the term for a written prediction specifying expected relationships between certain variables?​

• A) hypothesis
• B) theory
• C) prophecy
• D) correlation
• E) ​statistic

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Definitions:

Dividend Yield

A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price.

Payout Ratios

Payout ratios indicate the proportion of earnings a company pays to its shareholders in the form of dividends, usually expressed as a percentage of net income.

Price-Earnings Ratio

A valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings (EPS), used to evaluate if a stock is under or overvalued.

Percentage Change

Percentage change refers to the measure of the degree of change over time, calculated as the difference between two values divided by the original value, times 100.