The __________ is the standard deviation of the estimated value of the mean of the actual distribution around its true value; that is, it is the standard deviation of the average return.
a. Standard return
b. Standard error
c. Estimate error
d. Standard Predict error
Correct Ans
a. Standard return
Standard return is aprox std dev of a certain sample population
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