Which of the Following Is True of the NASDAQ Composite

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the NASDAQ Composite Index?

• A)It includes stocks of 500 companies that are widely owned by U.S.citizens.
• B)It represent all major areas of the U.S.economy.
• C)It includes mostly the stocks technology and Internet related companies.
• D)It contains more than 6,500 stocks that trade in the United States.
• E)It includes all of the stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Definitions:

Slope

A measure of the steepness or incline of a line, often calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Dependent Variable

A variable in statistical analysis that represents the outcome of interest, whose variation is hypothesized to depend on the manipulation or variation of other variables.

Independent Variable

A variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables.

Coefficient Of Determination

A measure used in statistical analysis that assesses how well data points fit a line or curve, often symbolized as R^2.