Suppose you found a negative correlation between how often respondents report that they attend church and how much money they claimed in charitable contributions on their most recent income tax return. This would indicate that
A) church attendance and dollar amount of charitable contributions are unrelated.
B) as church attendance decreases, dollar amount of charitable contributions decreases.
C) as church attendance increases, dollar amount of charitable contributions decreases.
D) you made a mistake in your calculation.

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A negative correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease. Therefore, as church attendance increases, the dollar amount of charitable contributions decreases.

Suppose You Found a Negative Correlation Between How Often Respondents