If the x and y coordinates of a scatterplot are exchanged, variables that were previously positively associated:
A) remain positively associated.
B) are now negatively associated.
C)are no longer associated.
D)Can be either positively associated or negatively associated.

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Swapping the x and y coordinates in a scatterplot does not change the nature of the association between the variables. If they were positively associated before the swap, they remain positively associated after.

If the X and Y Coordinates of a Scatterplot Are