When one variable increases and the other decreases,we say that there is a(n)____________________ relationship between these two variables.

Relationship

How two or more thoughts, entities, or persons are associated, or the status of being associated.

Variable

An attribute or characteristic that can assume different values among subjects in a study or among objects of interest.

Increases

A term indicating a rise or growth in quantity, size, or intensity of a particular parameter or variable.