Exhibit 15-6

question 19

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 15-6.Tiffany & Co.has been the world's premier jeweler since 1837.The performance of Tiffany's stock is likely to be strongly influenced by the economy.Monthly data for Tiffany's risk-adjusted return and the risk-adjusted market return are collected for a five-year period (n = 60) .The accompanying table shows the regression results when estimating the CAPM model for Tiffany's return. Refer to Exhibit 15-6.You would like to determine whether an investment in Tiffany's is riskier than the market.When conducting this test,you set up the following competing hypotheses:

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