What is 'hypothesis testing'? Definition & meaning

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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Hypothesis Testing