A negative correlation between a hockey player's age and the number of minutes he spends in the penalty box indicates that:
A) spending more time on the ice leads hockey players to become skilled at avoiding the referees.
B) older players make fewer penalties because they have reduced testosterone levels.
C) the older a player is, the less time he spends in the penalty box.
D) an older player's greater experience has taught him how to avoid making penalties.

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A negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. In this case, as a hockey player's age increases, the number of minutes he spends in the penalty box decreases. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer, indicating that the older a player is, the less time he spends in the penalty box.

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