If you are considering investing in a stock, and have the following information on the stock:...
If you are considering investing in a stock, and have the following information on the stock: average return for the last 20 years 0 and the standard deviation of 0 for the same period. What is the lowest return you would expect given a 95% confidence level? Answer as a percentage using two decimals
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Lowest return using 95% confidence interval=mean-Z*standard deviation=0%-Z*0%=0%
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