In the Context of Relationship Between Variables, Identify a Difference

question 35

Multiple Choice

In the context of relationship between variables, identify a difference between negative and curvilinear relationships.

• A)In a negative relationship, variables have an inverse relationship; whereas in a curvilinear relationship, variables can have both increase and decrease in values.
• B)A negative relationship is represented by an increasing-trend line on a graph; whereas curvilinear relationship is represented with a straight line on a graph.
• C)A negative relationship has more than one extraneous variable associated with it, whereas curvilinear relationship has only one associated extraneous variable.
• D)In a negative relationship, the cause variable is always dependent, whereas in a curvilinear relationship, the cause variable is independent.

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