If two variables are positively associated, then a. larger values of the Explanatory Variable are associated with larger values of the response variable. b. larger values of the explanatory variable are associated with smaller values of the response variable. c. smaller values of explanatory variable are associated with larger values of the response variable. d. smaller values of one explanatory are associated with both larger/smaller values of the response variable. e. there is no pattern in the relationship between the two variables.