pts Kerry has collected and transformed all the data necessary for determining the beta coefficient of a stock he is evaluating. When he runs the regression analysis to compute the stock's beta coefficient, which of the following data/information should be designated s the dependent variable? the stock's beta coefficient the risk-free rate of return, which is proxied by a specific Treasury security excess returns on the stock being evaluated the stock's alpha excess returns on a market index, such as the S&P 500 or the NYSE Composite Index