Inverse relationship is defined as?

• A. A positive correlation
• B. A causal relationship
• C. A relationship in which one variable decreases when another increases
• D. No relationship

Answer: (C)

An inverse relationship is a negative association between two variables: as one variable rises, the other tends to fall. This captures the idea that the variables move in opposite directions. It’s not about one causing the other, and it’s not that there’s no relationship. The strength of this pattern is shown by how consistently they move in opposite directions; a stronger negative correlation means a clearer inverse relationship. A common example is price and demand: higher price generally leads to lower demand. So the description that one variable decreases when the other increases best describes an inverse relationship.