Over the Past 30 Years, the Sample Standard Deviations of the Rates

question 109

Multiple Choice

Over the past 30 years, the sample standard deviations of the rates of return for stock X and Stock Y were 0.20 and 0.12, respectively. The sample covariance between the returns of X and Y is 0.0096. To determine whether the correlation coefficient is significantly different from zero, the appropriate hypotheses are ________.

• A) H₀: μ = 0, H_A: μ ≠ 0
• B) H₀: ρ_xy = 0, H_A: ρ_xy ≠ 0
• C) H₀: μ = 1, H_A: μ ≠ 1
• D) H₀: ρ_xy = 1, H_A: ρ_xy ≠ 1

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