“The normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom. That as our Republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national [western] territory, ordained that ‘no person should be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law,’ it becomes our duty by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, orof any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.” — Republican Party platform, 1860 Republicans asserted that political leaders could not “give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States” in order to express opposition against the:

The Vigilance Committee of Boston inform you that the MOCK TRIAL of the poor Fugitive Slave has been further postponed…. Come down, then, Sons of the Puritans: for even if the poor victim is to be carried off by the brute force of arms, and delivered over to Slavery, you should at least be present to witness the sacrifice, and you should follow him in sad procession with your tears and prayers, and then go home and take such action as your manhood and your patriotism may suggest.  Come, then, by the early trains on MONDAY, and rally…. Come with courage and resolution in your hearts; but, this time, with only such arms as God gave you.”  Proclamation addressed “To the Yeomanry of New England,” Boston, 1854 The issuing of documents such as the proclamation generally had which of the following effects?

“The expansion of the South [from 1800 to 1850] across the Appalachians and the Mississippi River to the fringes of the high plains was one of the great American folk wanderings. Motivated by the longing for fresh and cheap land,… Southerners completed their occupation of a region as large as western Europe. Despitethe variety of the land, . . . the settlers of the Southwest had certain broad similarities. They might be farmers large or small, but most farmed or lived by serving the needs of farmers. . . . Not all owned or ever would own slaves, but most accepted slavery as a mode of holding and creating wealth.” — Albert E. Cowdrey, historian, This Land, This South: An Environmental History, 1983 Which of the following contributed most directly to the population movement described in the excerpt?

A financial analyst is testing whether the average return on a stock differs from 8% per year. Which of the following describes the appropriate hypothesis setup for a two-tailed test?

By referring to Problem 11, the covariance of the returns of A and B are:

The shares of two companies, A and B have the following expected returns: Prob Return A Return B.1 20% 10%.4 25% 15%.5 30% 25%The expected returns for A and B are:

Part 1:  Multiple-choice questions to test your understanding of the concepts 20 questions, worth 1 point each

Please download a copy of the Midterm Excel workbook (When you click on the link, it will open in a new window. Select the “Download BUSAD 525 Midterm” link and save a copy of the file to your computer using the following naming convention: BUSAD525_Midterm_LastName) Complete the problems provided on the Excel spreadsheets.  There are 4 tabbed spreadsheets, one for each problem.  When you have completed all the problems, save your Excel workbook and upload the file by clicking on the “Choose a File” button below. When you have completed all the problems, save your Excel workbook and upload the file. (Please use the following naming convention for your file: BUSAD525_Midterm_LastName)

Which of the following statements correctly describes the null and alternative  hypotheses in hypothesis testing? .

What is the probability of obtaining a 2 on a roll of one fair die?