Instruction 17-5
a Stock Portfolio Has the Following Returns Under

question 100

Multiple Choice

Instruction 17-5
A stock portfolio has the following returns under the market conditions listed below.
$$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Market Condition } & \text { Probability } & \text { Return } \\\text { Bull } & 0.4 & \$ 200 \\\text { Stable } & 0.3 & \$ 100 \\\text { Bear } & 0.3 & \$ 100\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 17-5,what is the standard deviation?

• A) 4,890
• B) 124.9
• C) 4,840
• D) 69.6

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Research Hypothesis

The hypothesis that the variables under investigation are related in the population—that the observed effect based on sample data is true in the population.

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