CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
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Author: Bodie
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 6, Problem 2WM
Following the procedures in the previous question, find five years of monthly returns for Target. Using the first two years of data, what is Target’s beta? What is the beta using the latest two years of data? How stable is the beta estimate? If you use all five years of data, how close is your estimate of beta to the estimate reported in Yahoo’s Key Statistics section?
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CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
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