Question

You have discovered in your recent research study that as self-reported levels of happiness increase, binge-eating behavior significantly decreases. You have just revealed a _____ correlation in your research.

Answer 1

Answer:

negative

Explanation:

A negative correlation is one where the increase in one variable decreases another variable and the decrease in one variable increases another variable. Here, as the level of happiness increases the behavior of binge eating decreases. One variable is increasing while the other variable is decreasing.

Hence, the question here is referring to negative correlation.