To Determine Whether Portfolio Performance Is Statistically Significant Requires

question 67

Multiple Choice

To determine whether portfolio performance is statistically significant requires

• A) a very long observation period due to the high variance of stock returns.
• B) a short observation period due to the high variance of stock returns.
• C) a very long observation period due to the low variance of stock returns.
• D) a short observation period due to the low variance of stock returns.
• E) a low variance of returns over any observation period.

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