A correlation coefficient of $r = -0.85$ indicates a:

Topic: Statistics
Subtopic: Correlation

AWeak negative correlation

BStrong positive correlation

CNon-existent correlation

DStrong negative correlation

Explanation

The magnitude (0.85) indicates a strong relationship, and the minus sign indicates that as one variable increases, the other decreases.

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