Perfect Negative Correlation
A perfect negative correlation is indicated when the correlation coefficient, denoted by r, is equal to -1. This signifies a perfect inverse linear relationship between two variables, meaning that as one variable increases, the other decreases by a perfectly predictable amount. The mathematical representation is:
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