A and B have negative correlation, so -A and -B have positive?

Aidyn Crosby

Aidyn Crosby

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2022-09-29

A and B have negative correlation, so -A and -B have positive?

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Quinn Hansen

Quinn Hansen

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Step 1
If A and B are negatively correlated, increasing A decreases B.
But since increasing A is equivalent to decreasing -A and decreasing B is equivalent to increasing -B, the previous statement is equivalent to “Decreasing -A increases -B”, which means -A and -B are also negatively correlated.

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