A negative relationship exists between the variable measured along the y-axis and the variable measured along the x-axis if
A) a reduction in the variable measured along the x-axis is associated with a reduction in the variable measured along the y-axis.
B) an increase in the variable measured along the x-axis is associated with an increase in the variable measured along the y-axis.
C) the variable measured along the x-axis and the variable measured along the y-axis move in the opposite direction.
D) the variable measured along the x-axis and the variable measured along the y-axis move in the same direction.

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A negative relationship means that as one variable increases, the other decreases, which is described in option C where the variables move in opposite directions.

A Negative Relationship Exists Between the Variable Measured Along the Y-Axis