The Index of the Sensitivity of a Security's Returns to Movement

question 20

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The index of the sensitivity of a security's returns to movement in the market is the security's standard deviation, which can be estimated with regression techniques from historical data.

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Definitions:

Estimated Regression Equation

A mathematical formula predicting the relationship between the dependent variable and one or more independent variables, derived from regression analysis.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, indicating the proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained by the independent variables in a regression model.

SST

Sum of Squares Total, a measure in statistics that quantifies the total variance within a dataset.

Multiple Coefficient

A term used in multiple regression analysis that indicates the strength and direction of a relationship between variables.