In: Statistics and Probability
Use the data table to estimate the beta of Nike and HP Inc.HP Inc. stock based on their monthly returns from 2011-2015. (Hint: You can use the slope() function in Excel.)
| 
 Monthly Returns  | 
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| 
 Date  | 
 Nike  | 
 HP Inc.  | 
 S&P 500  | 
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| 
 Jan-11  | 
 minus−3.442%  | 
 8.527%  | 
 2.330%  | 
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| 
 Feb-11  | 
 7.941%  | 
 minus−4.509%  | 
 3.474%  | 
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| 
 Mar-11  | 
 minus−14.624%  | 
 minus−5.913%  | 
 minus−0.005%  | 
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| 
 Apr-11  | 
 8.745%  | 
 minus−1.465%  | 
 2.896%  | 
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| 
 May-11  | 
 2.587%  | 
 minus−7.406%  | 
 minus−1.121%  | 
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| 
 Jun-11  | 
 6.915%  | 
 minus−2.301%  | 
 minus−1.706%  | 
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| 
 Jul-11  | 
 0.189%  | 
 minus−3.379%  | 
 minus−2.000%  | 
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| 
 Aug-11  | 
 minus−3.882%  | 
 minus−25.988%  | 
 minus−5.498%  | 
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| 
 Sep-11  | 
 minus−0.958%  | 
 minus−13.292%  | 
 minus−6.910%  | 
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| 
 Oct-11  | 
 12.677%  | 
 18.530%  | 
 10.915%  | 
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| 
 Nov-11  | 
 minus−0.176%  | 
 5.036%  | 
 minus−0.406%  | 
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| 
 Dec-11  | 
 0.572%  | 
 minus−7.406%  | 
 1.024%  | 
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| 
 Jan-12  | 
 7.907%  | 
 8.618%  | 
 4.637%  | 
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| 
 Feb-12  | 
 3.779%  | 
 minus−9.543%  | 
 4.341%  | 
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| 
 Mar-12  | 
 0.815%  | 
 minus−5.373%  | 
 3.214%  | 
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| 
 Apr-12  | 
 3.163%  | 
 3.903%  | 
 minus−0.668%  | 
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| 
 May-12  | 
 minus−2.977%  | 
 minus−8.401%  | 
 minus−6.006%  | 
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| 
 Jun-12  | 
 minus−18.857%  | 
 minus−10.750%  | 
 4.045%  | 
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| 
 Jul-12  | 
 6.345%  | 
 minus−9.299%  | 
 1.183%  | 
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| 
 Aug-12  | 
 4.681%  | 
 minus−7.456%  | 
 2.505%  | 
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| 
 Sep-12  | 
 minus−2.516%  | 
 1.848%  | 
 2.543%  | 
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| 
 Oct-12  | 
 minus−3.719%  | 
 minus−18.816%  | 
 minus−1.820%  | 
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| 
 Nov-12  | 
 6.675%  | 
 minus−6.209%  | 
 0.566%  | 
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| 
 Dec-12  | 
 6.299%  | 
 10.716%  | 
 0.902%  | 
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| 
 Jan-13  | 
 4.748%  | 
 15.860%  | 
 5.119%  | 
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| 
 Feb-13  | 
 1.147%  | 
 21.987%  | 
 1.276%  | 
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| 
 Mar-13  | 
 8.355%  | 
 19.027%  | 
 3.795%  | 
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| 
 Apr-13  | 
 7.778%  | 
 minus−13.591%  | 
 1.921%  | 
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| 
 May-13  | 
 minus−2.720%  | 
 18.544%  | 
 2.361%  | 
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| 
 Jun-13  | 
 3.276%  | 
 2.150%  | 
 minus−1.340%  | 
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| 
 Jul-13  | 
 minus−1.193%  | 
 3.548%  | 
 5.168%  | 
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| 
 Aug-13  | 
 0.175%  | 
 minus−13.006%  | 
 minus−2.999%  | 
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| 
 Sep-13  | 
 15.632%  | 
 minus−5.394%  | 
 3.176%  | 
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| 
 Oct-13  | 
 4.295%  | 
 16.103%  | 
 4.631%  | 
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| 
 Nov-13  | 
 4.461%  | 
 12.228%  | 
 2.964%  | 
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| 
 Dec-13  | 
 minus−0.329%  | 
 2.834%  | 
 2.580%  | 
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| 
 Jan-14  | 
 minus−7.363%  | 
 3.645%  | 
 minus−3.525%  | 
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| 
 Feb-14  | 
 7.811%  | 
 3.034%  | 
 4.552%  | 
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| 
 Mar-14  | 
 minus−5.671%  | 
 8.785%  | 
 0.829%  | 
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| 
 Apr-14  | 
 minus−1.232%  | 
 2.163%  | 
 0.695%  | 
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| 
 May-14  | 
 5.757%  | 
 1.331%  | 
 2.321%  | 
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| 
 Jun-14  | 
 0.832%  | 
 1.015%  | 
 2.064%  | 
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| 
 Jul-14  | 
 minus−0.542%  | 
 5.730%  | 
 minus−1.344%  | 
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| 
 Aug-14  | 
 2.152%  | 
 6.712%  | 
 3.946%  | 
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| 
 Sep-14  | 
 13.558%  | 
 minus−6.237%  | 
 minus−1.371%  | 
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| 
 Oct-14  | 
 4.226%  | 
 1.156%  | 
 2.355%  | 
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| 
 Nov-14  | 
 6.798%  | 
 8.863%  | 
 2.747%  | 
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| 
 Dec-14  | 
 minus−2.880%  | 
 3.149%  | 
 minus−0.253%  | 
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| 
 Jan-15  | 
 minus−4.056%  | 
 minus−9.968%  | 
 minus−2.963%  | 
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| 
 Feb-15  | 
 5.583%  | 
 minus−3.570%  | 
 5.620%  | 
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| 
 Mar-15  | 
 3.305%  | 
 minus−10.103%  | 
 minus−1.566%  | 
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| 
 Apr-15  | 
 minus−1.485%  | 
 5.809%  | 
 0.983%  | 
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| 
 May-15  | 
 3.147%  | 
 1.304%  | 
 1.286%  | 
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| 
 Jun-15  | 
 6.246%  | 
 minus−9.623%  | 
 minus−2.018%  | 
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| 
 Jul-15  | 
 6.665%  | 
 1.699%  | 
 2.259%  | 
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| 
 Aug-15  | 
 minus−3.012%  | 
 minus−8.060%  | 
 minus−6.095%  | 
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| 
 Sep-15  | 
 10.291%  | 
 minus−8.104%  | 
 minus−2.533%  | 
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| 
 Oct-15  | 
 6.554%  | 
 5.271%  | 
 8.506%  | 
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| 
 Nov-15  | 
 0.954%  | 
 2.422%  | 
 0.366%  | 
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| 
 Dec-15  | 
 minus−5.262%  | 
 minus−4.593%  | 
 minus−1.729%  | 
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Answer:
Given that,
Use the data table to estimate the beta of Nike and HP Inc.HP
Inc.
stock based on its monthly returns from 2011-2015. 
(Hint: You can use the slope() function in Excel.)

