If people who own cats tend to have fewer mice on their property, we can say there is a negative correlation between owning cats and having mice on your property.

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A negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. In this case, as the number of cats increases (ownership of cats), the number of mice decreases, indicating a negative correlation.

If People Who Own Cats Tend to Have Fewer Mice