Suppose the Relationship Between a Person's Age and His or Her

question 161

Multiple Choice

Suppose the relationship between a person's age and his or her height is plotted with the age measured along the x-axis and the height measured along the y-axis.Then,the curve showing this relationship is

• A) a straight line with a positive slope.
• B) positively sloped and becoming less steep.
• C) a straight line with a negative slope.
• D) negatively sloped and becoming less steep.
• E) positively sloped and becoming more steep.

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