When High Scores on X Associate with Low Scores on Y

question 47

Multiple Choice

When high scores on X associate with low scores on Y, the regression line

• A) has a negative slope
• B) crosses the ordinate at the zero point
• C) runs parallel to the abscissa
• D) runs parallel to the ordinate

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