You think that the volume of textiles produced in the United States has generally decreased. This belief means that in a time- series graph illustrating the total amount produced, you expect to find
A) a positive trend.
B) no relationship between time and the amount produced.
C) a linear relationship.
D) an inverse relationship between time and the amount produced.

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An inverse relationship between time and the amount produced would indicate that as time has passed, the amount of textiles produced in the United States has decreased. This is the expected pattern based on the belief stated in the question.

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