This graphic representation of the data from an exercise and health study shows the association between practicing meditation and smoking behavior. The relationship depicted here is not perfect but it shows that, in general, the morepeople meditate the less likely they are to smoke. Because there is a downward-sloping pattern of dots you can conclude that there is a _____ between meditation and smoking.

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The downward-sloping pattern of dots indicates a negative correlation between meditation and smoking, meaning that as one variable (meditation) increases, the other variable (smoking) tends to decrease.

This Graphic Representation of the Data from an Exercise and Health