Recent evidence suggests that children with younger fathers are at increased risk for developing at least one form of Alzheimer's disease. If the chance of having Alzheimer's increases as the age of the father decreases, the relationship between age of father and likelihood of having Alzheimer's disease is described as:

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A negative correlation exists when one variable increases as the other decreases. In this case, as the age of the father decreases, the risk of Alzheimer's disease in children increases, indicating a negative correlation.

Recent Evidence Suggests That Children with Younger Fathers Are at Increased