A Positive Correlation Means That

question 62

Multiple Choice

A positive correlation means that:

• A) data points fall in a downward slope from the upper left part of the graph to the lower right.
• B) one variable has beneficial health effects on another variable.
• C) the variables tend to increase in conjunction with one another.
• D) psychologists are certain that one variable causes another variable to change.

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