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Basic Question 0 of 7

Which statement is false regarding Sharpe ratio?

A. Sharpe ratio can be used to rank portfolios.
B. Sharpe ratio cannot be applied to assets with negative beta.
C. If the investor does not have any other assets than the portfolio, then the use of total risk is appropriate in the Sharpe ratio.

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michlam14 treynor ratio cannot be applied to assets with neg beta
chcarnes Sharpe uses standard deviation
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describe the use of analysis of variance (ANOVA) in regression analysis, interpret ANOVA results, and calculate and interpret the standard error of estimate in a simple linear regression

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