The Standard Deviation of Small-Company Stocks

question 48

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation of small-company stocks:

• A)had an average value of about 20 percent for the period 1926 to 2017.
• B)is roughly equivalent to the standard deviation on stocks of all sizes.
• C)is about ten times as large as the standard deviation of U.S.Treasury bills.
• D)is less than the standard deviation on large-company stocks.
• E)produces a narrow normal distribution curve.

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