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gonzo233

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on: Jun 20, 2018
People in the stock market refer to a measure called the standard deviation, although it is calculated somewhat differently from the one discussed here. It is a good guess that this measure refers to
 
  a. the riskiness of the stock.
  b. the value of the stock.
  c. how much the stock price is likely to fluctuate.
  d. how much money you are likely to earn from buying that stock.

Question 2

If the whiskers on a boxplot are much longer on the right than on the left, we would suspect that the distribution is
 
  a. positively skewed.
  b. negatively skewed.
  c. symmetric.
  d. distorted.


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sarahccccc

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


gonzo233

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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