Statistics for Management and Economics (Book Only)
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ISBN: 9781337296946
Author: Gerald Keller
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Chapter 7.3, Problem 84E
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Calculate expected value and variance of the portfolio of UNH: 0.191, UTX: 0.213, VZ: 0.370, and WMT: 0.226.
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To determine
How this value is explained for best portfolio.
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