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Table 1 Correlation Matrix of Data

From: Technical analysis: the psychology of the market of dry bulk freight rates

 

Moving Average

GC. DWT

ordered

5000-7499

DWT

General Cargo Fleet Development

7500-9999

DWT

General Cargo Fleet Development

10,000-14,999

DWT

General Cargo Fleet Development

15,000-19,999

DWT

General Cargo Fleet Development

20,000+ DWT

General Cargo Fleet Development

Total Sales

Total General Cargo Demolition

Global GDP

Moving Average

1.00

         

GC. DWT.ordered

0.61 b

1.00

        

General Cargo Fleet Development

−0.10 b

0.40

1.00

       

General Cargo Fleet Development

−0.19 b

0.23 a

0.98

1.00

      

General Cargo Fleet Development

−0.19 b

− 0.31

−0.47

− 0.47

1.00

     

General Cargo Fleet Development

−0.08 b

− 0.37

−0.83

− 0.83

0.86

1.00

    

Cargo Fleet Development

−0.20

− 0.51

−0.79

− 0.76

0.83

0.98

1.00

   

Total Sales

0.21 b

0.23

0.37

0.39

−0.34

−0.49

− 0.50

1.00

  

Total General Cargo Demolition

−0.37 b

− 0.38

−0.38

− 0.36

0.57

0.61

0.66

−0.43

1.00

 

Global GDP

0.00 b

0.43 a

0.96

0.96

− 0.57

−0.91

− 0.87

0.41

− 0.60

1.00

  1. Source: the authors based on Clarkson (2017) and World Bank (2017)
  2. a significant at the .1 level
  3. b significant at the .05 level