A researcher studying whether a member of Congress votes for or against a bill uses the member’s years of service and partisan affiliation to predict the vote. She finds a large increase in the likelihood of a no vote when a member’s service increases from four to five years. What pattern has she found?

a. Linear
b. Nonlinear
c. Curvilinear
d. Perfect association


b. Nonlinear

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