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Question 84416 • High School Math 2 A

Which scenarios have a negative correlation? Check all that apply.the number of calories consumed and the amount of weight lost by a personthe temperature outside and the number of pool gueststhe number of children assigned to a class and the number of desksthe price of rice and the number of penguins at the South Polethe thickness of the ice on a lake and the likelihood of falling through the ice

Answer
A
the number of calories consumed and the amount of weight lost by a person
B
the temperature outside and the number of pool guests
C
the number of children assigned to a class and the number of desks
D
the price of rice and the number of penguins at the South Pole
E
the thickness of the ice on a lake and the likelihood of falling through the ice

Explanation

A negative correlation means that as one quantity increases, the other tends to decrease. Consuming more calories tends to be associated with losing less weight, so calories consumed and weight lost have a negative correlation. Thicker lake ice makes falling through less likely, so ice thickness and likelihood of falling through also have a negative correlation.

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