A medical researcher wishes to describe the relationship between the prescription cost of a brand name drug and its generic equivalent. Is the linear relationship between brand name drug cost and...

A medical researcher wishes to describe the relationship between the prescription cost of a brand name drug and its generic equivalent.

Is the linear relationship between brand name drug cost and generic drug cost negative?

a. yes

b. no

c. cannot be determined

Extracted text: Brand Name Generic Drug Drug Cost (X) Cost (TY) 96 42 93 31 59 17 80 16 44 8 47 12 15 6 56 22 00