A scatter diagram shows a falling pattern of points in a graph representing the relationship between education and the probability of having a chronic illness. What can be concluded based on that pattern?
A) There is generally an inverse relationship between education and chronic illness.
B) There is generally a positive relationship between education and chronic illness.
C) There is at first a positive relationship and then a negative relationship between education and chronic illness.
D) There is at first a negative relationship and then a positive relationship between education and chronic illness.

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A falling pattern of points indicates that as one variable increases, the other decreases. Therefore, an inverse relationship exists between education and the probability of having a chronic illness, meaning higher education levels are associated with lower probabilities of having a chronic illness.

A Scatter Diagram Shows a Falling Pattern of Points in a Graph