Between 1985 and 1995, the Standard Deviation of the Returns

question 65

Multiple Choice

Between 1985 and 1995, the standard deviation of the returns for the S&P/TSX and the TSX Venture 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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