Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 12

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-David

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion of data points in a data set, indicating how far each data point lies from the mean.

Financial Asset

Any asset that is cash, an equity instrument of another entity, or a contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset.

Risk-free Asset

An investment with zero default risk, often assumed to be government bonds, providing a guaranteed return.