Data Mining Refers to the Search for Security Return Patterns

question 35

Multiple Choice

Data mining refers to the search for security return patterns by:

• A) regressing firm stock returns against firm price multiples.
• B) calculating CARs relative to firm earnings announcements.
• C) applying various investment techniques to a set of return data.
• D) applying filter tests to very large samples of return data.

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