Which of the following is an example of a negative relationship between an independent and a dependent variable?
a.) Employees with more responsibility are less likely to miss work.
b.) Employees with more responsibility are more likely to receive promotions.
c.) Healthier employees are more likely to receive promotions.
d.) Employees with lower incomes miss fewer days of work.
Answer: a.) Employees with more responsibility are less likely to miss work.
FEEDBACK: A negative relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable means that as one variable increases, the other decreases.
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