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Which phrase best describes the correlation between the variables?

A. strong positive
B. moderate negative
C. strong negative
D. moderate positive

Which phrase best describes the correlation between the variables? A. strong positive-example-1
User Bjtilley
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The best answer would be B, moderate negative.
Visually, you can tell looking at the scatter plot and going from left to right, the value of y generally gradually decreases. The reason it isn't a strong negative is because there are still some values that stray away from this pattern.
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