SCENARIO 3-11

question 89

Short Answer

SCENARIO 3-11
Given below are the closing prices for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)and the Standard & Poor's (S&P)500 Index over 10-weeks sometime in the past.

-Referring to Scenario 3-11,what is the sample correlation coefficient between the DJIA and the S&P 500 index?

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Definitions:

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Good Economy

A state of economic health characterized by strong growth, low unemployment, and stable prices.

Risk-Free Rate

The presumptive return on an investment without risk, usually demonstrated by the interest rates on state securities.

Expected Return

The anticipated return on an investment, calculated based on the probabilities of various outcomes.