When Decreases in One Variable Are Accompanied by Decreases in Another

question 101

Multiple Choice

When decreases in one variable are accompanied by decreases in another variable, the variables are described as

• A) negatively correlated.
• B) positively correlated.
• C) causally related.
• D) prospectively related.

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