Which of the following statements is correct?
A) When a line slopes downwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
B) When a line slopes upwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
C) If two variables are directly related, a graph of the two variables has a negative slope.
D) The higher the temperature, the more ice cream people consume. Thus the temperature and ice-cream consumption are inversely related.
E) None of the above statements is correct.

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When a line slopes upwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related. This is because as the value on the x-axis increases, the value on the y-axis also increases. This relationship is known as a positive correlation. Statements A, C, and D are incorrect. Statement E is not applicable.

Which of the Following Statements Is Correct