If a scatter diagram shows points that are reasonably aligned and are sloping downward from left to right, this implies that there is a negative linear relationship between the two variables.

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A scatter diagram with points sloping downward from left to right indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease, which is characteristic of a negative linear relationship.

If a Scatter Diagram Shows Points That Are Reasonably Aligned