Multiple Choice
The major difference between the correlation coefficient and the covariance is that the correlation coefficient:
A) can be positive,negative,or zero,whereas the covariance is always positive.
B) measures the relationship between securities,whereas the covariance measures the relationship between a security and the market.
C) is a relative measure showing association between security returns,whereas the covariance is an absolute measure showing association between security returns.
D) is a geometric measure,and the covariance is a statistical measure.
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