As a Measure of Market Risk,the Beta for the S&P

question 31

Multiple Choice

As a measure of market risk,the beta for the S&P 500 is generally considered to be:

• A)-1.0.
• B)1.0.
• C)0.
• D)impossible to determine.

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Definitions:

SAT scores

Standardized test scores used for college admissions in the United States, assessing a student's readiness for college.

Standard deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Population standard deviation

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, calculated for the entire population.

Confidence interval

A range of values, derived from the sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.