A positive relationship implies that:

a. Increases in the independent variable result in decreases in the dependent variable.
b. Decreases in the independent variable result in decreases in the dependent variable.
c. Decreases in the independent variable result in increases in the dependent variable.
d. There is no relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable.


b. Decreases in the independent variable result in decreases in the dependent variable.

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Many leaders find that they spend a significant amount of time working with a relatively small group of problem officers. What is the percentage of time to the number of problem officers?

a. 95 percent of your time is directed toward 5 percent of your staff. b. 80 percent of your time is directed toward 20 percent of your staff. c. 50 percent of your time is directed toward 1 percent of your staff. d. 99 percent of your time is directed toward 1 percent of your staff.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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b. found favor in the American colonies because they were more restrictive than a warrantless search. c. gave the person with the writ authority to enter any house for the entire life of the monarch. d. were repealed in the American colonies by the Stamp Act.

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