The Risk Free Rate, Average Returns, Standard Deviations and Betas

question 52

Multiple Choice

The risk free rate, average returns, standard deviations and betas for three funds and the S&P500 are given below.
-Based on the example used in the book,a perfect market timer would have made _______ of dollars on a $1 investment between 1926 and 2008.

• A) $100
• B) $1,626
• C) $1.5 million
• D) $36.7 billion

Critically evaluating the concept of the culture of poverty and its critiques.

Assess the impact of voter identification laws on political participation and disenfranchisement.

Understand the concept of the wealth gap and its causes.

Recognize the impact of social stratification and the American Dream ideology in legitimizing inequality.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Scientific Method

A systematic methodology for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge based on empirical or measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.

Statistics

The science of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting empirical data to make informed decisions and predict outcomes.

Numerical Data

Data that consists of numbers, and can be quantified to perform mathematical calculations and statistical analysis.