Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321946393
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Correlation
Correlation defines a relationship between two independent variables. It tells the degree to which variables move in relation to each other. When two sets of data are related to each other, there is a correlation between them.
Linear Correlation
A correlation is used to determine the relationships between numerical and categorical variables. In other words, it is an indicator of how things are connected to one another. The correlation analysis is the study of how variables are related.
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Regression analysis is a statistical method in which it estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variable. In simple terms dependent variable is called as outcome variable and independent variable is called as p…
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Chapter 5, Problem 11PS

In the portfolio example in this section (see page 192). Half the portfolio assets are invested in the Dow Jones fund and half in a weak-economy fund. Recalculate the portfolio expected return and the portfolio risk if

a. 30 % of the portfolio assets are invested in the Dow Jones fund and 70 % in a weak-economy fund.

b. 70 % of the portfolio assets are invested in the Dow Jones fund and 30 % in a weak-economy fund.

c. Which of the three investment strategies ( 30 % ,   50 % ,  or  70 % in the Dow Jones fund) would you recommend? Why?

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