A scatterplot of a perfect negative correlation would depict a(n):
A)linear increasing function.
B)linear decreasing function.
C)linear horizontal function.
D)absence of a linear relationship.

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A perfect negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases in a linear fashion. This would be represented by a straight line that slopes downwards from left to right, which is a linear decreasing function.

A Scatterplot of a Perfect Negative Correlation Would Depict A(n)