6) The correlation coefficient for a set of 26 ordered pairs (x, y) is 0.989 where x = number of drinks consumed before driving an obstacle course and y = the number of critical errors committed on the course. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the r value?
A) Drinking causes critical errors on the obstacle course.
B) Drinking lowers critical errors on the obstacle course.
C) The greater number of drinks consumed, the higher the number of critical errors committed.
D) The greater number of drinks consumed, the lower the number of critical errors committed.