When Y Decreases by One Unit for Each Equal Unit

question 18

Multiple Choice

When Y decreases by one unit for each equal unit increase in X, then

• A) the intercept value will be negative
• B) the slope value will be negative
• C) the correlation value will be positive
• D) both a and b, but not c

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