Question

the correlation coefficient for the ages of drivers in a driver safety class and the number of traffic violations they have received is -0.61. how are the ages and numbers of violations related? as age increases, violations remain the same. there is no association between age and number of violations. as age increases, violations increase. as age increases, violations decrease.

Explanation:

The correlation coefficient is - 0.61. A negative correlation coefficient indicates that as one variable (age) increases, the other variable (number of violations) decreases.

Answer:

As age increases, violations decrease.