If the line that comes closest to all points in a scatter diagram is perfectly straight, the correlation between the two variables is
A)linear.
B)curvilinear.
C)positive.
D)unknown.

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A perfectly straight line that comes closest to all points in a scatter diagram indicates a linear relationship between the two variables, meaning as one variable increases or decreases, the other variable does so in a consistent, straight-line manner.

If the Line That Comes Closest to All Points in a Scatter