Exhibit 8-4 In order to estimate the average electric usage per month, a sample of 81 houses was selected, and the electric usage was determined. Assume a population standard deviation of 450-kilowatt hours. Refer to Exhibit 8-4. The standard error of the mean is a. 450 b. 81 c. 500 d. 50.
The Stable Value Fund (SVF) is one of. the investment options offered in the. ConocoPhillips Savings Plan. The SVF seeks. to preserve principal and provide returns. that, over time, exceed the returns on bank. savings accounts and money market funds. The SVF also seeks to provide a return that is. less volatile than the return on a fixed income. portfolio of comparable quality and duration. Unlike some stable value funds that have. a constant net asset value (NAV) of $1, the. ConocoPhillips Stable Value Fund has a fluctuating. NAV.
The fund was incepted in March 1992 and is managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small cap U.S. companies. The fund generally invests in a broad and diverse group of the common stocks of small cap companies traded on a principal U.S. exchange or on the over-the-counter market. Dividends and capital gains are distributed in December.