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Measuring and analyzing Beta

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The higher an asset's beta, __________

the more responsive it is to changing market returns, the less responsive it is to changing market returns, the higher the expected return will be in the down market, or the higher the expected return will be in an up market

Please advise answer & why - thanks!

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