27. Alexa wants to estimate the beta of a stock using a sample of stock returns. Which of the following samples would be more appropriate? a. 20 monthly returnsb. 9 monthly returnsc. 57 monthly returnsd. 15 years of daily returnse. 277 monthly returns
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