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A probability distribution for all possible values of a sample statistic 1. Which of the following sampling methods does not lead to probability samples? a. stratified sampling b. cluster sampling c. systematic sampling d. convenience sampling e. None of the above answers is correct. 2. Which of the following is(are) point estimator(s)? a.  b.  c. s d. All of the above answers are correct. e. None ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

A simple random sample from an infinite population 1. A population consists of 500 elements. We want to draw a simple random sample of 50 elements from this population. On the first selection, the probability of an element being selected is a. 0.100 b. 0.010 c. 0.001 d. 0.002 e. None of the above answers is correct. 2. The closer the sample mean is to the population mean, a. the larger the sampling error b. the sma ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

In a portfolio of three randomly selected stocks, which of the following could NOT be true 1. Stocks A and B each have an expected return of 12%, a beta of 1.2, and a standard deviation of 25%. The returns on the two stocks have a correlation of 0.6. Portfolio P has 50% in Stock A and 50% in Stock B. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. Portfolio P has a beta that is greater than 1.2. b. Portfolio P has a standard deviati ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

Security Market Line would be affected 1. Assume that the risk-free rate remains constant, but the market risk premium declines. Which of the following is most likely to occur? a. The required return on a stock with beta = 1.0 will not change. b. The required return on a stock with beta > 1.0 will increase. c. The return on "the market" will remain constant. d. The return on "the market" will increase. e. The required return on a st ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

A committee of the governing body responsible for overseeing the preparation of capital budgets 1. A situation in which a board member or a firm with which he or she is associated may benefit or lose from the passage of a proposed board action could be considered: a. restraint of trade b. fee splitting c. pocket veto d. conflict of interest 2. The doctrine of respondeat superior is analogous to: a. vicarious liability b. res ips ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

Which of the following answers correctly ranks investments from highest to lowest 1. Stock A has a beta = 0.8, while Stock B has a beta = 1.6. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. Stock B's required return is double that of Stock A's. b. If the marginal investor becomes more risk averse, the required return on Stock B will increase by more than the required return on Stock A. c. An equally weighted portfolio of Stocks A ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

The probability distribution of all possible values of the sample 1. The set of all elements of interest in a study is a. set notation b. a set of interest c. a sample d. a population e. None of the above answers is correct. 2. A subset of a population selected to represent the population is a. a subset b. a sample c. a small population d. None of the above answers is correct. 3. The purpose of statistic ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

A simple random sample of 64 observations was taken 1. A property of a point estimator that occurs whenever the expected value of the point estimator is equal to the population parameter it estimates is known as a. consistency b. the expected value c. the estimator d. unbiasedness e. None of the above answers is correct. 2. A simple random sample of 64 observations was taken from a large population. The sample mean and ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

For a portfolio of 40 randomly selected stocks 1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. A large portfolio of randomly selected stocks will always have a standard deviation of returns that is less than the standard deviation of a portfolio with fewer stocks, regardless of how the stocks in the smaller portfolio are selected. b. Diversifiable risk can be reduced by forming a large portfolio, but normally even highly-diversified ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016

When a healthcare organization allows an unsafe condition to exist 1. Dependence on government funding and related programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross) and the continuous shrinkage occurring in such revenues have forced hospitals to: a. market services to non-insured patients b. seek tax-exemption in gift shops c. conduct an annual fund-raising activity d. seek alternative sources of revenue 2. Income earned by tax-e ...

Other / Other 16 Apr 2016