Which One of the Following Had the Smallest Standard Deviation

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following had the smallest standard deviation of returns for the period 1926-2009?

• A) large-company stocks
• B) small-company stocks
• C) long-term government bonds
• D) intermediate-term government bonds
• E) long-term corporate bonds

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Definitions:

Grignard Reagents

Reactive compounds consisting of magnesium bonded to an organic group, used in the formation of carbon-carbon bonds.

Infrared Spectrum

A representation of the infrared light absorption or emission of a substance, providing information about molecular vibrations and compound identity.

Carboxylic Acid

An organic compound containing a carboxyl group, characterized by the presence of at least one carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group.

O-H Stretch

A specific stretching vibration in infrared spectroscopy that denotes the presence of an OH (hydroxyl) group in a molecule.