A scatter diagram with the price of peanut butter on the vertical axis and the price of jelly on the horizontal axis shows a negative relationship

If the price of jelly was placed on the vertical axis and the price of peanut butter was placed on the horizontal axis, the relationship would be a A) negative relationship, also called a direct relationship.
B) negative relationship, also called an inverse relationship.
C) positive relationship, also called a direct relationship.
D) positive relationship, also called an inverse relationship.


B

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