Velma found a positive correlation between self-reported alcohol and drug use and sick days taken in a study of white-collar workers. A graph of her results would show a:
A)diagonal line from the bottom left to the top right.
B)diagonal line from the top left to the bottom right.
C)horizontal line.
D)U-shaped curve.

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A positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases. Therefore, a graph showing this relationship would have a diagonal line moving from the bottom left to the top right, indicating that as self-reported alcohol and drug use increases, the number of sick days taken also increases.

Velma Found a Positive Correlation Between Self-Reported Alcohol and Drug