A Widening of the Difference Between the Return on Corporate

question 21

Multiple Choice

A widening of the difference between the return on corporate bonds and on government bonds might suggest which of the following?

• A)The economy is on the brink of recession.
• B)Interest rates are going to rise in future.
• C)Government bonds are becoming more risky compared to corporate bonds.
• D)Investors should avoid government bonds.

Understand the differences between the Holt-Winters additive and multiplicative models.

Apply multiple regression analysis to time series data.

Identify appropriate forecasting models based on characteristics of the time series such as trend and seasonality.

Calculate mean square error (MSE) for model accuracy assessment.

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs (resources, labor, etc.), assuming all are efficiently utilized.

Straight Line

A direct path that connects two points and has the shortest distance between them.

Constant Rate

A fixed rate at which something occurs or is applied.

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