A Coffee Shop Finds That the Correlation Between Daily High

question 16

Multiple Choice

A coffee shop finds that the correlation between daily high temperature and daily sales is -0.74.The interpretation of this value is as follows:

• A)The value of sales falls approximately $0.74 for each degree that the temperature increases.
• B)The slope of the linear relationship between temperature and sales is -0.74; there is a negative relation between the two.
• C)There is a negative association between temperature and sales: as the temperature falls, sales tend to decrease.
• D)There is a negative association between temperature and sales: as the temperature falls, sales tend to increase.
• E)There is a negative association between temperature and sales: as the temperature falls, sales tend to decrease by $0.74.