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Recent Examples on the Web Buerger compared the estimated $500,000 values of properties on Hawthorne Hill to the subdivision’s lower expected values. — Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Waukesha's plan commission approves plans for an 80-acre subdivision; construction to begin in 2020," 30 Apr. 2020 The lean is toward the Pelicans (-167), but there is better expected value on the spread. — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, "Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans odds, picks and best bets," 24 Jan. 2020 There’s been widespread agreement among academics and practitioners for decades that investors can expect value stocks to outpace growth over time. — Washington Post, "Don’t Count Out Value Investing Despite Growth’s Spurt," 5 Aug. 2019 Scott explained that the conference is loath to lock up a growing asset (the media rights) into the next decade because of its expected value on the open market. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Pac-12 media strategy: To sell (ownership) or not to sell: Industry analysts weigh in," 29 Aug. 2019 Each circle represents a Fed official’s expected value of the federal-funds rate for the corresponding year or time period. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "Fed Faces Unfamiliar Dilemma With Rate Projections," 17 June 2019 Every quarter, the central bank produces a chart of 19 officials’ individual projections for interest rates, with a dot representing each person’s expected value of the Fed’s benchmark rate in coming years. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "Fed Officials Wrestle With a ‘Dot Plot’ Dilemma," 18 Mar. 2019

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“Expected value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expected%20value. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.

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