Which of the following is an example of a negative direction of association?
A) As number of hours of TV watched per week increases, number of hours spent reading per week decreases.
B) The more extracurricular activities in which a student participates, the more likely the student will describe his or her school experience as positive.
C) As an individual's income decreases, so does likelihood that he or she will vote.
D) The higher an individual's score on a depression index, the more likely that he or she will attempt suicide.
E) Students with GPAs below 2.0 will score lower on standardized tests (such as the SAT) than will students with GPAs above 3.0.

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A negative direction of association is when one variable increases, the other decreases. In this example, as the number of hours of TV watched per week increases, the number of hours spent reading per week decreases, indicating a negative association.

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