If the correlation between two variables is - 0.75,this means that:
A)there is a weak positive relationship between the variables
B)there is a strong inverse relationship between the variables
C)there is a weak negative relationship between the variables
D)there is a strong positive relationship between the variables

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A negative correlation coefficient means that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. The negative sign indicates the direction of the relationship, while the absolute value (0.75 in this case) indicates the strength. Since the correlation coefficient is relatively close to -1, there is a strong inverse relationship between the variables.

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