Question 171

A reading test with 50 possible points yields a bell-shaped distribution with scores ranging from 5 to 48 on a large sample of third graders. If the same test were administered to fifth graders, what would we expect the form of the frequency distribution to be?
  • Question 172

    An analyst who manages an equity portfolio forecasts a portfolio return of 10% and estimates a standard deviation of annual return of 18%. What is the probability that portfolio return will be between
    1 0% and 20%?
  • Question 173

    Consider the following statements about t and z-tests:
    I). The degrees of freedom in a t-distribution depend on sample size, and generally the degrees of freedom are defined as n-1.
    II). As sample size increases a t-graph begins to resemble a z-graph.
    III). For infinity degrees of freedom the critical values for a z-distribution can also be found on a t-table in the row that has infinity as its degrees of freedom.
    Which statement(s) is/are TRUE?
  • Question 174

    Which of the following is an example of ordinal data?
  • Question 175

    The closing price today for a security was $20. It was $18 20 days ago.