question archive The covariance of the returns between Willow Stock and Sky Diamond Stock is 0

The covariance of the returns between Willow Stock and Sky Diamond Stock is 0

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The covariance of the returns between Willow Stock and Sky Diamond Stock is 0.0820. The variance of Willow is 0.1130, and the variance of Sky Diamond is 0.1470. What is the correlation coefficient between the returns of the two stocks? 

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0.6362 or 0.636 or 0.64 or 0.6

Step-by-step explanation

Step-1:Calculation of standard deviation of the two stocks        
               
Standard deviation of first stock = Variance ^ (1/2)      
  = 0.1130 ^ (1/2)      
  = 0.3361547          
               
Standard deviation of second stock = Variance ^ (1/2)      
  = 0.1470 ^ (1/2)      
  = 0.3834058          
               
Step-2:Calculation of correlation coefficient          
               
Correlation coefficient = Covariance of two stocks / (Standard deviation of stock one * Standard deviation of stock Two)
  = 0.0820 / (0.3361547*0.3834058)    
  = 0.0820 / 0.1288836617      
  = 0.6362