Tony finds a correlation of -0.35 between procrastination behaviours and academic achievement.Which of the following is the most appropriate interpretation of this correlation?
A) Students with a greater tendency to procrastinate,also tend to show lower grades academically.
B) Students with a greater tendency to procrastinate,also tend to show higher grades academically.
C) Procrastination causes academic achievement to increase.
D) Procrastination causes academic achievement to decrease.

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The negative correlation coefficient of -0.35 indicates that there is a moderately weak negative relationship between procrastination behaviours and academic achievement. This means that as the tendency to procrastinate increases, academic achievement decreases. Therefore, option A is the most appropriate interpretation of this correlation.

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