The Staff of Ms

question 27

Multiple Choice

The staff of Ms.Tamara Hill,VP of Technical Analysis at Blue Sky Brokerage,prepared a frequency histogram of market capitalization of the 937 corporations listed on the American Stock Exchange in January 2003. Approximately ___ corporations had capitalizations of $200,000,000 or less.

• A)50
• B)100
• C)700
• D)800
• E)900

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Definitions:

Condemning

Expressing complete disapproval of, typically in public; often used regarding moral, legal, or social failings.

Significance Level

The chance of incorrectly dismissing the null hypothesis in a statistical examination when it is in fact correct, often symbolized by alpha (α).

Confidence Level

The degree of confidence or certainty in a statistical conclusion, typically expressed as a percentage indicating how frequently the true parameter is expected to lie within the confidence interval.

Type I Error

The false rejection of an accurate null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive."