Which of the following indicates that two variables tend to move in the same direction? a.negative covariance   b.probability c.covariance    d.positive covariance

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A: Standard deviation is the total risk of an asset or portfolio.

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A: Covariance: calculates the directional relationship between two variables.

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A: In the standard regression equation, b represents the variable coefficient.

Q: The value of a correlation is reported to be r = 0.25. How is this interpreted?

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Q: “Multicollinearity exists when the dependent variable and the independent variable are highly…

A: Multicollinearity:  Multicollinearity refers to a condition where two or more explanatory variables…

Q: Show that the lower semi-standard deviation corrected expectation has properties (UT) und (UC)

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A: The correlation coefficient is a statistical measure.

Q: How I can calculate the standard deviations of each of the two differentassets?

A: Standard deviation is a number which is used to tell how much the different member of a group differ…