According to the information given below, compute the correlation coefficient and the covariance coefficient between stock A and stock B.  Standard deviation of the portfolio (stock A and stock B) : 0.37 Standard deviation of the stock A : 0.38 Standard deviation of the stock B : 0.43 Weight for stock A : 0.60 Weight for stock B : 0.40

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According to the information given below, compute the correlation coefficient and the covariance coefficient between stock A and stock B. 
Standard deviation of the portfolio (stock A and stock B) : 0.37
Standard deviation of the stock A : 0.38
Standard deviation of the stock B : 0.43
Weight for stock A : 0.60
Weight for stock B : 0.40
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