Any stock index, such as the Standard & Poor's 500 ... as it could indicate an unacceptable degree of risk. A very aggressive investor might look at only those stocks with a beta above 1, while ...

MPT is a standard financial and academic methodology for assessing the performance of a stock or a stock fund as compared to its benchmark index. There are five principal risk measures ...

Most neonatal deaths occur in infants of very low birthweight (VLBW: <1500 g), who thus provide a good index group for ... for differences in the degree of initial risk between populations.