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Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis Testing
A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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Dividends
Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Gross Margin
The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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Diversification
An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Net Income (NI)
The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Annualised Rate of Return
The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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Rate of Return
Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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Arithmetic Mean
The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Securities
Bonds and stocks.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)
A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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