Your Roommate Seems to Have a Bit of a Problem

question 219

Multiple Choice

Your roommate seems to have a bit of a problem with time management and ends up studying all night for an exam or writing a paper.She usually tells you that she did great on her exam after studying all night.From your knowledge,is she accurate in her assessment? Students who pull all-nighters generally perform ____.

• A) worse than their initial assessment
• B) about how they thought they would
• C) much better than their initial assessment
• D) the data are equivocal so there really is no answer

Calculate the expected rate of return and standard deviation of a portfolio.

Understand and calculate covariance between two securities.

Understand and calculate the correlation coefficient between two securities.

Calculate the expected return of a portfolio based on its constituents and their weights.

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