Q9. Which measure of central tendency can be used for both numerical and categorical variables?
A) Mean.
B) Mode.
C) Median.
Q10. Given the following annual returns, what are the median and mode returns, respectively? 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 15% 2% 5% -7% 0% A) 2.00%; 3.00%. B) 2.00%; no mode exists. C) no median exists; no mode exists.
Q11. For the last four years, the returns for XYZ Corporation’s stock have been 10.4%, 8.1%, 3.2%, and 15.0%. The equivalent compound annual rate is: A) 9.1%. B) 9.2%. C) 8.9%.
Q12. The respective arithmetic mean and geometric mean returns of the following series of stock market returns are: Year 1 14% Year 2 6% Year 3 −5% Year 4 20% A) 8.75%; 8.62%. B) 8.90%; 8.62%. C) 8.75%; 8.34%.
Q13. What is the compound annual growth rate for stock A which has annual returns of 5.60%, 22.67%, and -5.23%? A) 6.00%. B) 7.08%. C) 8.72%.
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