A study of skin cancer mortality versus latitude of 100 norther hemisphere locales shows a strong negative linear association! What does "strong" mean in this context?
(A) More sun exposure causes greater number of skin cancer deaths.
(B) More sun exposure is associated with greater numbers of skin cancer deaths.
C) A locale's incidence of skin cancer deaths has a linear association with its latitude.
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) A least squares model predicts that the greater the latitude, the lower the average incidence of skin cancer.
(E) The actual incidence of skin cancer at a given latitude will be very close to what is predicted by a least squares model.
