Scenario Probability Stock fund Rate of Return Bond fund Rate of Return Severe recession 0.05 -30 -11 Mild recession 0.25 -15 13 Normal Growth 0.40 15 12 Boom 0.30 32 -7 Calculate the covariance and correlation coefficient of the two funds.

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