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Question 84418 • High School Math 2 A

Which scenarios have a negative correlation? Check all that apply.

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. More calories consumed generally goes with less weight lost, so A is negative. Thicker lake ice generally goes with a lower likelihood of falling through, so E is also negative; the other pairs are either positive or unrelated.

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