If the population correlation between two variables is determined to be -0.70, which of the following is known to be true?
A) There is a positive linear relationship between the two variables.
B) There is a fairly strong negative linear relationship between the two variables.
C) An increase in one of the variables will cause the other variable to decline by 70 percent.
D) The scatter diagram for the two variables will be upward sloping from left to right.

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A correlation of -0.70 indicates a fairly strong negative linear relationship between the two variables, meaning as one variable increases, the other tends to decrease.

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