What an Outlier

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Multiple Choice

What an outlier?

• A) Processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment
• B) A data value that is numerically distant from most of the other data points in a set of data
• C) Occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking)a situation so that a decision or action is never taken,in effect paralyzing the outcome
• D) The application of Big Data analytics to smaller data sets in near-real or real-time in order to solve a problem or create business value

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Definitions:

Capital-Asset-Pricing Model

A model used in finance to determine a theoretically appropriate required rate of return of an asset, considering its risk relative to the market.

Dividend Growth Approach

A method of valuing a company's stock based on the assumption that dividends will grow at a constant rate indefinitely.

Risk Premium Approach

A method of calculating the required rate of return for an investment by adding a premium for the investment's risk to the risk-free rate of return.

Capital Budgeting

The process a business undergoes to evaluate potential major projects or investments, analyzing the expected cash flows to determine whether they meet a set investment criteria.