In a Sample of Five Trading Days, the Number of Shares

question 122

Multiple Choice

In a sample of five trading days, the number of shares traded (in 1000s) for two particular stocks appears in the table.Compute the correlation coefficient appropriate here.

• A)+1.25
• B)+.953
• C)+562
• D)+.771
• E)+.856

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