he following are the monthly rates of return for Madison Cookies and for Sophie Electric during a six-month period. Month Madison Cookies Sophie Electric 1 −0.04 0.07 2 0.06 −0.02 3 −0.07 −0.10 4 0.12 0.15 5 −0.02 −0.06 6 0.05 0.02 Compute the following. a. Average monthly rate of return Ri for each stock
The following are the monthly
Month Madison Cookies Sophie Electric
1 −0.04 0.07
2 0.06 −0.02
3 −0.07 −0.10
4 0.12 0.15
5 −0.02 −0.06
6 0.05 0.02
Compute the following.
a. Average monthly rate of return Ri for each stock
b. Standard deviation of returns for each stock
c. Covariance between the rates of return
d. The correlation coefficient between the rates of return
What level of correlation did you expect? How did your expectations compare with the computed correlation? Would these two stocks be good choices for diversification? Why or why not?
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