A Negative Value for a Correlation Indicates ____

question 62

Multiple Choice

A negative value for a correlation indicates ____.

• A)​a much stronger relationship than if the correlation were positive
• B)​a much weaker relationship than if the correlation were positive
• C)increases in X tend to be accompanied by increases in Y
• D)​increases in X tend to be accompanied by decreases in Y

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