Which of the Following Is the Best Statement of the Efficient

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best statement of the efficient markets hypothesis?

• A) Investors with information that a stock had a positive net present value (NPV) will buy it, while investors with information that a stock had a negative net present value (NPV) will sell it.
• B) Investor's decisions are dependent on complete current information of a firm's cash flows and accurate predictions of future cash flows.
• C) Competition between investors works to make the net present value (NPV) of all trading opportunities zero.
• D) A share's price is the aggregate of the information of many investors.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric statistical test that compares two independent samples to determine if they come from the same distribution.

Shift In Distribution

A change in the overall distribution of a set of data or population, often indicating a significant change in the mean, variance, or shape of the distribution.

Rejection Region

The range of values for which the null hypothesis is considered unlikely and is therefore rejected in hypothesis testing.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test is a non-parametric statistical test used to compare two independent samples to assess if their population mean ranks differ.