After you present your excuse for missing class, your instructor tells you that she has found that the more classes students miss, the lower their test grades tend to be. This relationship illustrates a(n)

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The instructor's observation that as the number of missed classes increases, test grades tend to decrease, illustrates a negative correlation. This means there is an inverse relationship between the two variables: as one variable increases (missed classes), the other variable (test grades) decreases.  A negative correlation is demonstrated when the sets of scores go in opposite directions. In this case, as absences increase, scores decrease.

After You Present Your Excuse for Missing Class, Your Instructor