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Basic Question 9 of 23
The variance of a three-stock portfolio contains ______ individual variance terms and ______ unique covariance terms.
B. 3; 6
C. 6; 6
D. 3; 9
E. 6; 9
A. 3; 3
B. 3; 6
C. 6; 6
D. 3; 9
E. 6; 9
User Contributed Comments 4
User | Comment |
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myanmar | 3 companies A,B,C three possible covariance outcomes: AB AC BC |
surob | the formula to compute covariance count - n(n-1)/2 |
ljamieson | nC2 = n(n-1)/2 |
Phlipsen | thanks ljamieson |

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Learning Outcome Statements
calculate and interpret the mean, variance, and covariance (or correlation) of asset returns based on historical data
calculate and interpret portfolio standard deviation
describe the effect on a portfolio's risk of investing in assets that are less than perfectly correlated
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 1.