Exhibit 2-2 -Exhibit 2-2 Shows the Relationship Between X and Y Between

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 2-2
-Exhibit 2-2 shows the relationship between X and Y between 2007 and 2016. Suppose this correlation between X and Y continues to hold for the next 10 years. If Y declines over the period 2017 through 2020, we would expect

A) X to fall over the same period because X and Y are negatively correlated.
B) X to increase over the same period because X and Y are positively correlated.
C) X to increase over the same period because X and Y are negatively correlated.
D) the correlation to be unknown because we do not know the units of measurement for X and Y and thus cannot say anything about how X and Y are related.
E) X to fall over the same period because X and Y are positively correlated.