MxN strategy Here, we specifically use a strategy that selects stocks on the basis of returns over the past M months (i.e. formation period) and holds them for N months (holding period). This is called as the M x N strategy. At the beginning of each month t, the candidate stocks are ranked in descending order on the basis of their returns in the past M months. The top decile portfolio is called the “winners” portfolio and the bottom decile is called the “losers” portfolio. This strategy involves
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CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK 2004/2005 CASES Page 6 of 48 Copyright 2004, Do not copy or distribute without permission CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK 2004/2005 SOURCE / FIRM: DATE / CONTEXT: ISSUES COVERED: ISSUE/PROBLEM POSED: INFORMATION PROVIDED: SOLUTION: OTHER USEFUL TIPS: Page 9 of 48 BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON 2nd round interview for summer internship 2004 Brainteaser Estimation How would you value a football (soccer) player? Business Case None I went around the houses
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Disclaimer This PDF is a section of the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003 provided to Unilever's shareholders. It does not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the results of the Unilever Group and the state of affairs of Unilever N.V., Unilever PLC or the Unilever Group. For further information the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003 should be consulted. Certain sections of the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003
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many variables are in this data set? (c) Which variables are qualitative and which variables are quantitative? (d) What type of measurement scale is used for each of the variables? 2. Refer to Table 1.6. (a) What is the average number of rooms for the nine hotels? (b) Compute the average overall score. (c) What is the percentage of hotels located in England? (d) What is the percentage of hotels with a room rate of $$? 3. All-in-one sound systems, called minisystems, typically include an AM/FM tuner,
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CHAPTER 4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA This chapter presents the data gathered, analysis and interpretation of data. The study focused on the Study Habits of Tourism Students of College of the Holy Spirit. It initially determines the demographic profile of the respondents. Problem 1: What is the demographic profile of the respondents. Age Number of Respondents (f) Percentage (%) 16 – 17 7 14% 18 – 19 24 48% 20 – 21 12 24% 22 – 23 5 10% 24 – 25 2 4% Total 50 100
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Gain Dist. +Ending NAV-Beginning NAV)Beginning NAV Portfolio Turnover = ($ Sold & Repurchased)Average Daily Assets Tax Efficiency = Tax-Adjusted ReturnPre-Tax Return Average Holding Period = 12 months / (portfolio turnover/100) HPR = (Ending Price-Beginning Price+Cash Divi.)Beginning Price Arithmetic Mean = Simple Average = (R1 + R2 + …+ Rn) /n Geometric Mean = Time-weighted Average Return = 1+R1*…*1+Rn 1n-1 * Account for time value but ignore the size of cash flow * More
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Using the BIMS Part I data, Team C presents various descriptive statistics in the forms of frequency distribution table, measures of mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and graphical display of data. The first table is a frequency distribution table of one quantitative question in the BIMS data. Team C finds that the majority of the 78 respondents have between 0 to 20 months service with BIMS. The second highest group has between 40 to 60 months service with BIMS. The lowest frequency of one
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents………………………………………………………………… 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 2 2.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS?..............................................................................2 2.1 Statistics …................................................................................. 2 3.2 Range....................................................................................................... 2
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Case Study Mexicana Wire Works Ron Garcia felt good about his first week as a management trainee at Mexicana Wire Winding, Inc. He had not yet developed any technical knowledge about the manufacturing process, but he had toured the entire facility, located in the suburbs of Mexico City, and had met many people in various areas of the operation. Mexicana, a subsidiary of Westover Wire Works, a Texas firm, is a medium-sized producer of wire windings used in making electrical transformers. Carlos
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Measuring Service Quality Using SERVQUAL |Introduction |Measuring the quality of a service can be a very difficult exercise. Unlike product where there | | |are specific specifications such as length, depth, width, weight, colour etc. a service can have| | |numerous intangible or qualitative specifications. In addition there is there expectation of the| | |customer with
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