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Reese, William A., Jr.; Robins, Russell P. – Journal of Economic Education, 2017
This exercise helps instructors teach students how to perform a simple event study. The study tests to see if stocks earn abnormal returns when added to the S&P 500. Students select a random sample of stocks that were added to the index between January 2000 and July 2015. The accompanying spreadsheet calculates cumulative abnormal returns and…
Descriptors: Finance Occupations, Business Administration Education, Learning Activities, Money Management
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Pacer, Richard A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2000
Describes how to incorporate the concept of significant figures into science activities to promote understanding. Provides helpful classroom examples using measurements of volume and length. (SAH)
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement Equipment