In Trend Projection, a Negative Regression Slope Is Mathematically Impossible

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In trend projection, a negative regression slope is mathematically impossible.

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Definitions:

Categorical Data

Data that represent characteristics and can be divided into groups or categories that are distinctly different from one another.

Scatter Plots

Graphical illustrations that use cartesian coordinates to display values for typically two variables, allowing for the detection of any correlational patterns.

Dot-scale Diagrams

A graphical representation where dots are used to depict frequencies of categories for small or medium-sized datasets.

Box-and-whisker Plots

Graphical representations of a dataset that show the distribution's minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.