Correlation coefficients are indicators of the strength of the linear relationship between two different variables, x and y. A linear correlation coefficient that is greater than zero indicates a ...

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The proposed allocation is not intended as a one-size-fits-all allocation model, but it does serve as a framework for further study and is based on having allocation to the four different market ...