Studies of Correlations Among Monthly Equity Price Index Returns Have

question 1

Multiple Choice

Studies of correlations among monthly equity price index returns have found

• A) low correlations between various U.S. equity indexes.
• B) high correlations between various U.S. equity indexes.
• C) high correlations between U.S. and non-U.S. equity indexes.
• D) negative correlations between various U.S. equity indexes.
• E) high correlations between equity and bond indexes.

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Definitions:

Negatively Correlated

A statistical term indicating that as one variable increases, the other decreases, showing an inverse relationship between two variables.

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Correlational Method

A research procedure used to determine how much events or characteristics vary along with each other.

Merit

Merit refers to the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.