A Portfolio Manager Is Interested in Reducing the Risk of a Particular

question 35

Essay

A portfolio manager is interested in reducing the risk of a particular portfolio by including assets that have little, if any, correlation. He wonders whether the stock prices for the firms Apple and Google are correlated. As a very preliminary step, he collects the monthly closing stock price for each firm from January 2012 to April 2012. a. Compute the sample correlation coefficient.
B) Specify the competing hypotheses to determine whether the stock prices are correlated.
C) Calculate the value of the test statistic and approximate the corresponding p-value.
D) At the 5% significance level, what is the conclusion to the test? Explain.

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Definitions:

Customer Order Cycle

The complete sequence of events from the time a customer places an order until the product is delivered and payment is received.

Customer/Retailer Interface

The point of contact and interaction between a customer and a retailer, where services and information are exchanged.

Replenishment Cycle

The repeat process of ordering and stocking new inventory to replace what has been sold or used, ensuring a sufficient level of stock is maintained.

Retailer and Distributor

Involved in the distribution process, with retailers selling goods directly to consumers and distributors serving as intermediaries who move products from manufacturers to retailers or other businesses.