Research Article
Representation Bias, Return Forecast, and Portfolio Selection in the Stock Market of China
Table 1
Hierarchy, criteria, and weights in the stock selection.
| Hierarchy | Criteria | Weights | Weights notations |
| Investment environment | Economics | 0.2 | | Government supervision | 0.1 | | Policies | 0.15 | | Industry situations | 0.325 | | Area situations | 0.125 | | Others | 0.1 | |
| Company issues | Issuance time | 0.1 | | Issuance area | 0.1 | | Substantial shareholders | 0.15 | | Tradable shareholders | 0.15 | | Company executives | 0.2 | | Significant matters | 0.2 | | Others | 0.1 | |
| Profitability of the stocks | Stock market segment | 0.1 | | Market value | 0.1 | | Coupon value | 0.06 | | EPS | 0.1 | | Shareholders' equity | 0.06 | | Dividends and placing | 0.1 | | Earnings | 0.1 | | Volume | 0.1 | | Risk assessment | 0.1 | | The growth of the stock | 0.1 | | ROE | 0.08 | | Others | 0.02 | |
| Investors’ perspectives | The chosen fund company | 0.2 | | Financial ability | 0.2 | | Risk tolerance | 0.25 | | Expectations for returns | 0.25 | | Others | 0.1 | |
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