Which of the following observations is an example of an inverse correlation?
A)Women who smoke 5 or more cigarettes each day during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to underweight babies than women who smoke fewer than 5 cigarettes a day during pregnancy.
B)When population increases its daily consumption of whole grain products,the population's frequency of daily bowel movements increases.
C)Children who consume 3 cups of vitamin D milk daily develop stronger bones than children who drink fewer than 3 cups of vitamin D milk each day.
D)As a population's intake of foods that contain beta-carotene increases,the population's tissue levels of vitamin A increase.

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Inverse correlation means as one variable increases, the other decreases. In choice A, as the number of cigarettes smoked increases, the likelihood of giving birth to underweight babies also increases, indicating an inverse relationship between smoking intensity and baby weight.

Which of the Following Observations Is an Example of an Inverse