?Bear Markets A bear market in the stock market is defined as a condition in which the market declines by 20% or more over the course of at least two m

Chapter 4, Problem 32

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Bear Markets A bear market in the stock market is defined as a condition in which the market declines by 20% or more over the course of at least two months. The following data represent the number of months and percentage change in the S&P 500 (a group of 500 stocks).

(a) Treating the length of the bear market as the explanatory variable, draw a scatter diagram of the data.

(b) Determine the linear correlation coefficient between months and percent change.

(c) Does a linear relation exist between duration of the bear market and market performance?

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