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A Shopping Mall Is Having Trouble with Shoplifting in Several

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A shopping mall is having trouble with shoplifting in several of its stores. For the variables representing the number of security guards on patrol and the number of shoplifting incidents, you would expect:
A)a substantial negative correlation.
B)a substantial positive correlation.
C)a small correlation.
D)no correlation.


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A research method where subjects are observed in a controlled environment to ensure accuracy of findings.

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