A Tort Is

question 449

Multiple Choice

A tort is:

• A) negligent injury that can result in fines or imprisonment for less than one year
• B) a criminal act
• C) a felony
• D) a civil wrong not a breach of contract
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points relative to their mean, used to gauge the amount of variation or spread in a distribution.

Risk Premium

The additional return over the risk-free rate demanded by investors for taking on a higher level of risk.

Beta

A measure of a security's volatility in relation to the overall market; a beta above 1 indicates higher than market average volatility.

Risk-Free Rate

The expected return on an investment that carries no risk, frequently indicated by government bond yields.