While ________ Seems to Be a Reasonable Measure of Risk

question 24

Multiple Choice

While ________ seems to be a reasonable measure of risk when evaluating a large portfolio,the ________ of an individual security does not explain the size of its average return.

• A)volatility,volatility
• B)the mean return,standard deviation
• C)mode,volatility
• D)volatility,compound annual return
• E)volatility,mean return

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Definitions:

Industrial Societies

Societies characterized by a reliance on mechanized labor to create material goods, representing a shift from agrarian economies.

Contradictory Class Location

A term in sociology that describes individuals or groups whose class position shares characteristics of both the capitalist and working classes.

Petite Bourgeoisie

Refers to the lower middle class, historically defined as small business owners and workers who aspire to be part of the bourgeoisie, or middle class.

Bourgeoisie

The class of modern capitalists who own the means of production and employ wage labor, as distinguished from the proletariat in Marxist theory.