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The question below refers to the following information:
A professor is interested in knowing if the number of absences a student has during the semester is a good indication of how well a student does on the final exam. At the end of the year, the professor compares absence rates and exam grades for eight students. The data she found are as follows:
The correlation for the above data has a __________ direction.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations in judging others' behavior.

Experiment

A systematic and scientific procedure carried out to test a hypothesis by manipulating variables and observing the outcome.

Social Sciences

The branch of science dedicated to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.

Research Funding

Financial support provided by governments, organizations, or individuals for the purpose of conducting scientific research.