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Welcome to understanding correlation! In finance, we often need to measure how two variables move together. For example, do stock returns and market returns correlate? Today we'll learn about the correlation coefficient test, a statistical tool that helps us determine if relationships between financial variables are statistically significant. The correlation coefficient, denoted as r, is a numerical measure that quantifies the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables. It ranges from negative one to positive one. An r value of plus one indicates perfect positive correlation, meaning the variables move together perfectly. An r value of negative one indicates perfect negative correlation, meaning they move in opposite directions perfectly. An r value of zero indicates no linear correlation between the variables. When we calculate a correlation coefficient from sample data, we get the sample correlation r. However, this may not perfectly represent the true correlation in the entire population, which we call rho. The sample correlation might be influenced by random chance or sampling variability. Therefore, we need a statistical test to determine if the observed sample correlation provides sufficient evidence that a true correlation exists in the population, or if it could simply be due to random variation in our sample. The correlation coefficient test follows standard hypothesis testing steps. First, we state our hypotheses: the null hypothesis assumes no correlation in the population, while the alternative hypothesis assumes correlation exists. Second, we choose a significance level, typically 0.05. Third, we calculate the t-statistic using the formula shown, where r is the sample correlation, n is the sample size, and degrees of freedom equal n minus 2. Fourth, we compare our calculated t-statistic to the critical t-value. Finally, if the absolute value of our t-statistic exceeds the critical value, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that significant correlation exists. Let's work through a quick example. With a sample size of 10 and correlation of 0.6, we calculate the t-statistic as 2.12. Comparing this to the critical value of 2.306, we fail to reject the null hypothesis, meaning no significant correlation. Key takeaways: correlation measures linear relationships, sample correlation may differ from population correlation, the t-test determines statistical significance by comparing our calculated t-statistic to a critical value, and we reject the null hypothesis only when correlation is statistically significant. This test helps distinguish meaningful relationships from random chance in financial data analysis.