The file Delldata.xlsx (available on the companion website) contains monthly returns for the Standard & Poor's stock
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The file Delldata.xlsx (available on the companion website) contains monthly returns for the Standard & Poor's stock index and for Dell stock. The beta of a stock is defined as the slope of the least-squares line used to predict the monthly return for a stock from the monthly return for the market. Use this file to perform the following exercises:
(a) Estimate the beta of Dell.
(b) Interpret the meaning of Dell's beta.
(c) If you believe a recession is coming, would you rather invest in a high-beta or low-beta stock?
(d) During a month in which the market goes up 5 percent, you are 95 percent sure that Dell's stock price will increase between which range of values?
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University Physics With Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0073513881
2nd edition
Authors: Wolfgang Bauer, Gary Westfall
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