Negative correlation in LSAT.

[chunsunb]

If two phenomena are strongly negatively correlated, I would say that they have strong correlation with each other.

However, when LSAT says that "A and B are correlated," it seems to mean only that they are positively correlated, not negatively correlated.

Example:
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Am I right?

Thanks!

[tommywallach]

You're misinterpreting the answer. The issue of negative correlation is irrelevant, because the answer choices MENTION which side of the thing they're on. For example, if I said, "Height is correlated to weight," we don't necessarily know in which direction. But if I say "Being really tall is correlated to being really fat," we know which direction it goes. All the answers here MENTION the direction.

-t