Whenever one variable increases,another variable decreases.The two variables are
A) definitely related through a third variable.
B) negatively related.
C) positively related.
D) unrelated to each other.
E) related but whether positively or negatively related depends on which variable is plotted on the vertical axis.

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When one variable increases and the other decreases, this is indicative of a negative or inverse relationship between the two variables. As one variable goes up, the other goes down, and vice versa. This means they are negatively related, which is best represented by choice B.

Whenever One Variable Increases,another Variable Decreases