Even If the Correlation Between the Returns on Two Securities

question 34

True/False

Even if the correlation between the returns on two securities is +1.0, if the securities are combined in the correct proportions, the resulting 2-asset portfolio will have less risk than either security held alone.

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Definitions:

Prediction Equation

An equation used to predict the value of a dependent variable based on the values of one or more independent variables.

Multiple Regression

A statistical method leveraging various predictors to estimate the result of a dependent variable.

Stepwise Regression

A method of fitting regression models in which the choice of predictive variables is carried out by an automatic procedure.

Multicollinearity

Describes a situation in statistical models where independent variables are highly correlated, leading to difficulties in estimating separate effects.