A car sales business is analyzing the number of cars sold and the average daily high temperature. The data is shown on the graph below.

Question

Which statement is correct based on the data?

(1 point)
Responses

The higher temperature is correlated to higher car sales and causes the car sales to increase.
The higher temperature is correlated to higher car sales and causes the car sales to increase.

If the temperature is 50, the amount of car sales will definitely be 4 cars.
If the temperature is 50, the amount of car sales will definitely be 4 cars.

The temperature gives no indication of car sales.
The temperature gives no indication of car sales.

The higher temperature is correlated to higher car sales, but does not necessarily cause the car sales to increase.

Answer 1

The correct statement based on the data is:

The higher temperature is correlated to higher car sales, but does not necessarily cause the car sales to increase.

This statement recognizes the correlation between temperature and car sales without implying a direct cause-and-effect relationship, which is an important distinction in analyzing data.