A Relationship Showing That Exam Grades Are Positively Related to Hours

question 132

Multiple Choice

A relationship showing that exam grades are positively related to hours of study can be described by a curve that

• A)slopes downward.
• B)is horizontal.
• C)has a negative slope with increasing absolute value.
• D)slopes upward.
• E)has a negative slope with decreasing absolute value.

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Definitions:

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