A researcher finds a correlation of -.75 between hours of television watched per week and GPA among high school students. What can the researcher conclude?
A) Watching television causes kids to get bad grades in high school.
B) Smart kids don't watch television.
C) As hours of television watched per week increases, GPA decreases.
D) Having a lower GPA causes kids to watch more television.
Answer: C
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