6) [True or False] Standard deviation can be
negative.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
7. A random...
6) [True or False] Standard deviation can be
negative.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
7. A random sample of 40 college professors is selected
from all professors at a university.
The following list contains their ages.
65, 45, 44, 38, 55, 55, 49, 42, 43, 22, 52, 58, 52, 38,
56, 34, 53, 36, 50, 36
34,
68, 43, 56, 37, 35, 28, 30, 26, 26, 53, 30, 37, 55,
28, 39, 26, 31, 37, 50
Z score for 55 is?
Determine whether the BEST, most common
interpretation of the given statement is:
TRUE - Select...
Determine whether the BEST, most common
interpretation of the given statement is:
TRUE - Select 1
FALSE - Select 2
Question 1 options:
1
Type II error is the probability of failing to reject H0 when it
is false.
2
In hypothesis testing, the ALTERNATIVE hypothesis states how the
parameter of interest differs from the null hypothesis value.
3
The p-value is determined by the ALTERNATIVE hypothesis.
4
The p-value is the probability the null hypothesis is true....
Question 2
Given the following probability distribution, what is the
expected value?
Outcome
P(Outcome)
20
0.15...
Question 2
Given the following probability distribution, what is the
expected value?
Outcome
P(Outcome)
20
0.15
1
0.15
19
0.10
2
0.09
17
0.51
Round to 3 decimal places as needed.
Question 3
Brandybuck Insurance Company (BIC) is deciding whether to insure
the lives of those leading a quest to Moria. Based on past
experience, the probability of surviving such a quest is 83.4%. If
BIC charges a premium of 8,565 silver coins and would pay a death
benefit of...
The following statements are, given certain assumptions, either
true, false, or partly true and partly false....
The following statements are, given certain assumptions, either
true, false, or partly true and partly false. State which is the
case and give your reasons. It is the accuracy of your reasons that
principally determines your grade.
5. (10 points) Whenever the rate of profit on capital is
positive, the rate of exploitation of labor must be positive and
equal to the rate of profit.
Question 17
Given the following information: sales = $525; costs = $400; tax
rate = 34%....
Question 17
Given the following information: sales = $525; costs = $400; tax
rate = 34%. Assuming costs run at a constant percentage of sales,
if sales rise by 10% next year, what will net income be?
Select one:
a. $33.00
b. $90.75
c. $3.30
d. $72.60
e. $66.00
Question 18
The financial statement summarizing the value of a firm's
current assets on a particular date is the balance sheet.
Select one:
True
False
Question 19
If you borrow $5,000,...
Ben Bernanke, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
was quoted as saying “the problem...
Ben Bernanke, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
was quoted as saying “the problem with QE is that it works in
practice, but it doesn’t work in theory”
Select one:
True
False
John Keynes wrote in The General Theory that “we devote
our intelligence to anticipating what average opinion expects
average opinion to be”
Select one:
True
False
Jim Crotty wrote that “the future is inherently unknowable – the
world is characterized by uncertainty rather than calculable
risk”...
1. Given the following probability distribution,
calculate the standard deviation.
Probability - Outcome
40% ------------- (-5%)...
1. Given the following probability distribution,
calculate the standard deviation.
Probability - Outcome
40% ------------- (-5%)
40% ------------- 10%
20% ------------- 30%
A. 12.88%
B. 12.22%
C. 18.79%
D. 35.00%
2. Given the following probability distribution,
calculate the expended return.
Probability - Outcome
20% ------------- 5%
40% ------------- 10%
20% ------------ 15%
20% ------------ 20%
A. 18.875%
B. 12.00%
C. 12.50%
D. 50.25%
3. If the expected return is 6% and the standard
deviation is 9% then what is the...