The Concept That There Are Fundamental Truths That May Dictate

question 37

Multiple Choice

The concept that there are fundamental truths that may dictate different definitions of what is moral in different situations is called:

• A) moral pluralism
• B) situational ethics
• C) ethical formalism
• D) natural law

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Definitions:

Sharpe Measure

A metric for calculating risk-adjusted return, measuring excess return per unit of deviation in an investment.

S&P 500 Index

A stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States, often used as a gauge of the overall health of the US stock market.

Sharpe Measure

A metric used to assess the risk-adjusted return of an investment, comparing its excess returns to the volatility experienced.

Residual Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the amount of variance in investment returns not explained by the beta in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).