Which term best describes the association between variables A and B?

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dimulka [17.4K]3 years ago

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Answer: Choice B) negative linear association

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Reasoning:

The points all go downhill as you move from left to right. We can draw a straight line that is fairly close to all of them. This is known as the regression line. The regression line having a negative slope tells us the linear association is negative. This means the correlation coefficient r is negative, so, $-1 < r < 0$ (r = -1 is not possible as not all points fall on the same straight line)

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