1) Consider the following relationship: Shorter people have more confidence than

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1) Consider the following relationship: Shorter people have more confidence than taller people.

How are the variables height and confidence related?

A) negative relationship

B) positive relationship

C) curvilinear

D) no relationship

2) Consider the following relationship: The more classes you've attended, the worse you will do on the test.

How are the variables attendance and test performance related?

A) negative relationship

B) positive relationship

C) curvilinear

D) no relationship

3) Consider the following relationship: The fewer classes you've attended, the better you will do on the test.

How are the variables attendance and test performance related?

A) negative relationship

B) positive relationship

C) curvilinear

D) no relationship

Explanation / Answer

1) Negative relationship. As height decreases the confidence increases and as height increases confidence decreases. There is an inverse relationship between the two variables and hence it is negative relationship. It is negative relationship when two variables are moving in the opposite relationship that is, as one increase the other decreases or vice versa.

2) Negative relationship: as attendance increases, test performance decreases. In negative relationship the variables move in the opposite direction

3) Negative relationship: as attendance decreases, test performance increases.

There will be positive relationship when two variables move in the same direction. Example, as attendance increases, performance also increases or as attendance decreases, performance also decreases. Here both the variable should move in the same direction.

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