Suppose that a study is released stating that the more time a person spends fishing, the smaller the chance that the person is a vegetarian. This is best described as an example of
A) positive correlation.
B) negative correlation.
C) positive causation.
D) negative causation.

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This is an example of a negative correlation because as the time spent fishing increases, the likelihood of being a vegetarian decreases. Negative correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other decreases.

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