Analysts deciding between investments must consider the comparative risks. Which of the following is/are industry-wide factors that affect the risk of business firms?

a. increased competition
b. increased government regulatory actions, such as anti-trust or clean environment policies
c. changes in technology
d. lack of availability of raw materials
e. all of the above


E

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A. GUI screen design. B. Graphical user interface. C. ERD. D. Data models.

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Data collected at the same, or approximately the same, point in time are _____ data

a. time series b. static c. cross-sectional d. one-dimensional

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