An observational study shows a moderate negative correlation between the price of the car a person owns and the happiness of that person. Answer the following question based only on this information.

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It can or cannot be concluded that in general, owning a more expensive car makes people less happy because: correlation does not prove causation

an increase in car price implies a decrease in happiness

it is not logical that owning a more expensive car makes people less happy

the survey found a negative correlation between the price of the car a person owns and the happiness of that person .