Student Scores on a "Positive Outlook Toward Life" and the Number

question 16

Multiple Choice

Student scores on a "positive outlook toward life" and the number of close friends were plotted on a graph.The points on the graph show that high scores on the "positive outlook" scale were related to low scores on the number of friends and that high scores on the number of friends were related to low scores on the "positive outlook" scale.What type of relationship do these scores depict?

• A)No relationship
• B)A positive relationship
• C)A negative relationship
• D)An uncorrelated relationship

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