A scatter plot shows a set of data points that are clustered close to a line that slopes down to the right.Which of the following values would be closest to the correlation for these data?
A)0.80
B)0.40

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If a scatter plot is showing a set of data points that are clustered close to a line that slopes down to the right, it indicates a strong negative correlation between the two variables. In this case, the correlation coefficient should be close to -1. Therefore, of the given options, 0.80 is the closest to -1 and would be the best choice. 0.40 indicates a moderate positive correlation, which is not consistent with the given scenario.

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