For a Class Project, You Want to Survey Students at Your

question 11

Multiple Choice

For a class project, you want to survey students at your school for their opinions about the importance of studying. You go to the campus library and survey two hundred students as they are leaving the library.
In this situation, your survey results will

• A) be exact since the information came from a census.
• B) likely be biased since typically only people with strong opinions will participate.
• C) likely be biased since most students leaving the library were there to study.
• D) be very accurate since the information came from a simple random sample.

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Definitions:

Repurchase

The act of a company buying back its own shares from the marketplace, which can affect the stock price and shareholder equity.

Initial Margin

The upfront collateral required to open a position in the futures or derivatives market.

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset, representing a portion of the company's capital.

Initial Margin

The portion of the purchase price that an investor must deposit when buying securities on margin.