
Explanation:
The correlation coefficient is calculated using the formula:
First, we need to find the standard deviations from the variances:
Now plug into the correlation formula:
Therefore, the correlation coefficient is 0.1865, which corresponds to option B.
Assuming that the covariance of returns of Stock X and Stock Y is Cov(Rx, Ry) = 0.093, the variance of Rx = 0.69, and the variance of Ry = 0.36, the correlation of returns of Stock X and Stock Y is closest to:
A
0.155
B
0.1865
C
0.1119
D
0.2133
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