grapheme,graphic symbol,character- a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" Verb1.asterisk- mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" star mark- make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the bel...
In addition, cognitive function, as measured by score on the Digit Symbol Substitution test, was inversely associated with mortality; those with the best function, scores higher than 40, had almost half the risk of mortality of those with scores less than 18 (P<.001). A protective ...
A negative Sharpe ratio indicates the investment performance or the fund manager's returns did not exceed the risk-free rate and potentially lost money during the time frame you're analyzing. If your calculations are in the red, consider evaluating the ratio on similar assets or funds. If the...
where PV is the present value, T is the maturity, and RT(x0) identifies the risk-free interest rate, which is a function of the ongoing (t0) vector of macroeconomic variables x0. More generally, Rt(x0) indicates the risk-free interest rate in line with x0, for node t of the ...
Consistently, the ‘beta coefficients’ (the slope of the best-fit regression of the excess returns over the ‘risk free’ rate2) reveal an anti-cyclic pattern for the excess returns of PMFG peripheral portfolios with respect to the benchmark S&P 500 Composite index, i.e. they increase when...
What is the required return on the following shares if the return on the market is 11% and the risk free rate is 6%? The shares in B plc have a beta value of 0.5 Answer: 6% + (11% - 6%) 0.5 = 8.5% The shares in C plc have a beta value of 1.0 Ans...
[44–46]. Findings also show that in the sprawling low SES neighbourhoods of urban Kisumu, alcohol use for young people is often synonymous with the locally brewed alcoholic beverages, due to their low price and wide availability. Alcohol is commonly used as a disinhibitor and a symbol of ...
typetitlesymbolVariable designmeanvarianceminmax Explained variable bankruptcy risk Z Z-score 21.995 9.002 2.0432 44.560 Core explanatory variableproxy variable of expected effect of OBS innovation LCCP The difference between the expected return rate of OBS innovation of Chinese commercial banks and the ben...
[44–46]. Findings also show that in the sprawling low SES neighbourhoods of urban Kisumu, alcohol use for young people is often synonymous with the locally brewed alcoholic beverages, due to their low price and wide availability. Alcohol is commonly used as a disinhibitor and a symbol of ...
Figure 2. Cognitive Performance (z-Score) by Hearing Impairment Statusa View LargeDownload B-SEVLT Indicates, Brief-Spanish English Verbal Learning Test; WF, word fluency; DSS, digit symbol substitution. aModel 1 adjusted for age, sex, education, and Field Center. Model 2 includes additional ...