What would you conclude if a sample correlation coefficient is equal to -1.00?
A)All the data points must fall exactly on a straight line with a positive slope.
B)All the data points must fall exactly on a straight line with a negative slope.
C)Most of the data points must fall exactly on a straight line with a positive slope
D)Most of the data points must fall exactly on a horizontal straight line

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A correlation coefficient of -1 indicates a perfect negative correlation, meaning that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases at a consistent rate. This can only be achieved by all data points falling exactly on a straight line with a negative slope.

What Would You Conclude If a Sample Correlation Coefficient Is