Between 1975 and 1985, the Standard Deviation of the Returns

question 1

Multiple Choice

Between 1975 and 1985, the standard deviation of the returns for the NYSE and the S&P 500 indexes were 0.06 and 0.07, respectively, and the covariance of these index returns was 0.0008. What was the correlation coefficient between the two market indicators?

• A) .1525
• B) .1388
• C) .1458
• D) .1622
• E) .1064

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