Anita Cruz Recently Assumed Responsibility for a Large Investment Portfolio $\alpha$

question 20

Multiple Choice

Anita Cruz recently assumed responsibility for a large investment portfolio. She wonders whether industry sector influences investment objective. Her staff prepared the following contingency table from a random sample of 200 common stocks: Using $\alpha$ =.05, critical chi-square value is ___.

• A) 9.21
• B) 7.88
• C) 15.09
• D) 5.99
• E) 7.89

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Definitions:

Payoff

The return or reward received from an investment or action, often analyzed in game theory and economics.

Proportion

A portion, fraction, or quantity that is seen in contrast to the entire entity.

Equilibrium

A condition or state where all acting influences are balanced, particularly in a market when supply equals demand.

Penalty Kick

A penalty kick in economics might refer metaphorically to an opportunity to score or gain significantly with little opposition, though it's primarily a sports term.