The Most Likely Data Type for a Surrogate Key Is

question 74

Multiple Choice

The most likely data type for a surrogate key is _____.

• A) character
• B) date
• C) logical
• D) numeric

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Definitions:

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.

Cyclical Stock

A stock whose price is affected by macroeconomic changes in the overall economy and tends to rise and fall with the business cycle.