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Basic Question 2 of 11

In the macroeconomic factor models, ______.

I. the "b's" are very similar to betas in the market model
II. a one percentage point surprise in factor 1 will contribute bi1 percentage points to the return to stock i
III. the error term εi represents unsystematic risk related to firm-specific events
IV. the mean of the error term εi is zero
V. different assets have different factor sensitivities

User Contributed Comments 1

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alyl21 1) market model deals with sysmtematic risk. Macro risk factors are also systemmatic, so similar
2) easy
3) easy
4) error term should be 0 given large sample size
5) easy
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe and compare macroeconomic factor models, fundamental factor models, and statistical factor models;

CFA® 2024 Level II Curriculum, Volume 5, Module 41.