Evidence in Support of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis Includes

question 101

Multiple Choice

Evidence in support of the efficient markets hypothesis includes

• A)the failure of technical analysis to outperform the market.
• B)the small-firm effect.
• C)the January effect.
• D)excessive volatility.

Differentiate between parameters and statistics in descriptive statistics.

Calculate and interpret the proportion of data within a specific range using the mean and standard deviation.

Recognize the importance of measures of variability (standard deviation, variance) and center (mean, median, mode) in summarizing data sets.

Apply the Empirical Rule and Tchebysheff's Theorem to both theoretical and practical scenarios.

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Definitions:

Equal Protection

A legal principle found in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to treat all citizens equally under the law.

Jim Crow Laws

Laws that were enacted in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise African Americans from the late 19th to mid-20th century.

Racial Segregation

Is the systematic separation of people into racial or ethnic groups in daily life.

Plessy v. Ferguson

The 1896 Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.