Correlation is a statistic that measures the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other. In finance, the correlation can measure the movement of a stock with that of a benchmark ...

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How to Calculate Correlation . There are several methods of calculating correlation. The most common method, the Pearson product-moment correlation, is discussed further in this article.