What is the difference between a positive correlation and a negative correlation?
A) In a negative correlation high scores go with high scores and low with low; in a positive correlation high scores go with low scores and low with high.
B) In a negative correlation high scores go with low scores and low with high; in a positive correlation high scores go with high scores and low with low.
C) Negative correlations are curvilinear; positive correlations are described by straight lines.
D) Negative correlations represent a weak relationship; positive correlations represent a strong relationship.
Answer: B
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