We Say That Two Numerical Variables Are _______________ Correlated If

question 57

Multiple Choice

We say that two numerical variables are _______________ correlated if an increase in one of them accompanies a decrease in the other.

• A)positively
• B)negatively
• C)neutrally
• D)not

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Definitions:

Downward Sloping

Describes a line on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, commonly used in economics to illustrate demand curves.

Representative Firms

Firms selected as typical or average examples of a broader industry or sector, often used for analysis or benchmarking.

ATC Curves

Short for Average Total Cost curves, these represent the average total cost of production at different levels of output, depicting how costs per unit change as the scale of production increases or decreases.

Constant-Cost Industry

An industry where the input costs remain the same regardless of the industry's output level.