A random sample of patients who attended a clinic was selected. The age of the patient (years) and the number of days since the last visit were collected and are displayed in the figure. A plausible value of the correlation coefficient for the data displayed is
A) -0.40.
B) -0.25.
C) 0.00.
D) +0.75.
E) -0.90.

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A random sample of patients who attended a clinic was selected. The age of the patient (years) and the number of days since the last visit were collected and are displayed in the figure.  A plausible value of the correlation coefficient for the data displayed is
A) -0.40. 
B) -0.25. 
C) 0.00. 
D) +0.75. 
E) -0.90.

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The Answer of A random sample of patients who attended a clinic was selected. The age of the patient (years) and the number of days since the last visit were collected and are displayed in the figure.  A plausible value of the correlation coefficient for the data displayed is
A) -0.40. 
B) -0.25. 
C) 0.00. 
D) +0.75. 
E) -0.90.

A Random Sample of Patients Who Attended a Clinic Was