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. There is a negative association between temperature and sales: as the temperature falls, sales

tend to increase.

B. There is a negative association between temperature and sales: as the temperature falls, sales

tend to decrease by $0.74.

C. There is a negative association between temperature and sales: as the temperature falls, sales

tend to decrease.

D. The slope of the linear relationship between temperature and sales is -0.74; there is a negative

relation between the two.

E. The value of sales falls approximately $0.74 for each degree that the temperature increases.