Random Sampling Ensures That the Sample Is _____ the Population

question 54

Multiple Choice

Random sampling ensures that the sample is _____ the population.

• A) representative of
• B) more diverse than
• C) less biased than
• D) larger than

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Definitions:

Hedge Strategy

Investment strategies designed to reduce the potential for loss in an investment portfolio by making counterbalancing investments or using financial instruments like options and futures.

Short Corn Futures

A financial contract obligating the seller to deliver corn at a future date, typically used to hedge or speculate on falling corn prices.

Shorting Index Futures

The practice of selling index futures contracts with the expectation that the underlying index will decline in value, aiming to profit from the decrease.

Spot Market

A market in which commodities, securities, or currencies are traded for immediate delivery and payment.