Time Value of Money
PV/FV Exercises
Central Tendency & Dispersion
100

How is simple interest calculated?

Is calculated only on the principal amount of a loan.

100

If the standard deviation of a dataset is high, it indicates that:

the data points are widely spread out from the mean

200

How is compound interest different from simple interest?

Compound interest is calculated from both, the initial principal, and the previously earned interest.

200

Which measure of central tendency is the most influenced by extreme values or outliers in a dataset?

Mean

300

How does compounding frequency impact the future value of money over time?

Higher compounding frequency increases the future value

300

Complete the exercise proposed by your instructor :)

Provide your answer

300

If a dataset has no repeated values, and every value occurs only once, what is true about the mode?

There is no mode.

400

Which of the following is a characteristic of an ordinary annuity?

Payments or receipts occur at the end of each period.

400

Which measure of central tendency is the midpoint of the dataset, when values are arranged in ascending order?

Median

500

How does an increase in the time-period impact the present value of an investment?

It decreases

500

If a dataset has an even number of values, which measure of central tendency is determined by averaging the two middle values?

Median

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