Question 596

Consider the following statements relating to sample size and confidence intervals:
I). The width of a confidence interval decreases as the sample size increases.
II). When width of a confidence interval decreases this is due to standard error becoming smaller.
III). More precise results are obtained when the sample size is increased.
Which is true?
  • Question 597

    A 5.25% coupon Treasury security with one year left to maturity is selling for 101.75, and a two-year
    5 .45% coupon Treasury security is selling at a discount of 0.40% from par. Assume annual discounting.
    The spot rate for the second year is
  • Question 598

    Assuming everything else remains the same, when a stock goes ex-rights its price should:
  • Question 599

    The actual yield to maturity earned at the end of the bond's life may differ from the expected yield to maturity at purchase because of:
  • Question 600

    A certain function has 2 key properties.
    I). 0 = p(x) = 1.
    II). The sum of the probabilities p(x) over all values of X equals 1.This function is known as the