Effect of interest rate risk on financial performance the mediating role of banking security degree: evidence from the financial sector in jordan

Pearson correlation

The results in Table 2 refer to the analysis of the Pearson correlation matrix and show positive correlations between the study variables (interest rate risk, banking security de- gree, and financial performance).
Interest rate risk also has a positive and statistically sig- nificant correlation with banking security degree (0.462) and financial performance (ROE) (0.525). The results also indicate the existence of a positive and statistically sig- nificant correlation between banking security degree and financial performance (ROE), with a value of 0.667.

Table 2. The matrix of correlation for the study variables

Correlations
Variables	IRR	BSD	ROE
IRR	1	.462^**	.525^**
BSD		1	.667^**
ROE			1

Note: whereas: IRR: Interest rate risk; BSD: Banking security de- gree; ROE: Return on equity.
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

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