ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Coefficient of Correlation Correlation is a measure of the degree of relationship between two series. When odd lot shorts are rising, is the Dow usually rising? When odd lot shorts are declining, is the Dow usually declining? Or is the reverse usually t
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sidebar: Correlation Coefficient by Thom Hartle The correlation coefficient, denoted as r , is an index that measures the degree and direction of a linear association between two variables. The values of the correlation coefficient can range from 1 to -
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock Beta Coefficient by Scott S. Silver & Gary M. Wingens Over the course of the past two decades the investment community has become increasingly concerned with the notion of risk and its relationship to a portfolio of assets. Economists and statisti