Negative correlation is a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa. ... A perfect negative correlation means the relationship that exists between two variables is exactly opposite all of the time.

What is an example of a negative correlation?

A negative correlation is a relationship between two variables in which an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other. An example of negative correlation would be height above sea level and temperature. As you climb the mountain (increase in height) it gets colder (decrease in temperature).

How do you use negative correlation in a sentence?

As predicted, there was a significant negative correlation between human head size and peak alpha frequency. The reexamination revealed a negative correlation between the proportion of years rejected and whether the adolescents completed the group antisocial behavior items.