If one variable A falls the other variable B falls, then a line generated by putting variable A on the x- axis and variable B on the y- axis should be upward sloping.

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If one variable falls as the other variable falls, then they have a negative correlation. In a scatter plot with variable A on the x-axis and variable B on the y-axis, this negative correlation would result in a line with a downward slope. Therefore, the statement in the question is incorrect.

If One Variable a Falls the Other Variable B Falls