Practice: M03 — Statistical Measures

Module: M03 Formulas: Statistics Formulas Glossary: M03 Terms


Question 1: An analyst evaluates portfolio returns, bond index returns, and real estate index returns:

PortfolioBond IndexReal Estate
Arithmetic average5.53.27.8
Standard deviation8.23.410.3

Combined std dev of portfolio + bond = 18.9, portfolio + real estate = −55.9.

Without calculating the correlation coefficient, the correlation of portfolio returns and bond index returns is:

A. Negative B. Zero C. Positive


Question 2: A distribution with excess kurtosis > 0 is called:

A. Platykurtic B. Mesokurtic C. Leptokurtic


Question 3: For a negatively skewed distribution, the relationship between mean, median, and mode is:

A. Mean > Median > Mode B. Mode > Median > Mean C. Mean = Median = Mode