1. The abnormal return in an event study is described as the:
average return on a security for the 7-day period surrounding an announcement.
total return earned on a security on the day of an announcement.
daily return on a security on the announcement date minus the risk-free rate of return.
daily return on a security minus the daily return on the overall market.
average return on a security for the 7-day period surrounding an announcement minus the average return on the security for the past year.
2. Drawing conclusions from too small of a sampling describes the behavioral characteristic of:
representativeness.
conservatism.
underreaction.
familiarity.
overconfidence