Kenji reported a correlation of r = -.85 between hours spent in community service and adolescent drug use. This finding suggests that
A) there is no relationship between community service and adolescent drug use.
B) the more community service one performs the more likely one is to use drugs.
C) the more community service one performs the less likely one is to use drugs.
D) Kenji has calculated the correlation incorrectly because he has a negative number.

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The negative correlation coefficient (-.85) indicates an inverse relationship between hours spent in community service and adolescent drug use. In other words, as one variable (community service) increases, the other variable (drug use) decreases. Therefore, the more community service one performs, the less likely one is to use drugs.

Kenji Reported a Correlation of R = -