Suppose Temperatures and Monthly Ice Cream Sales Were Measured for 100

Multiple Choice

Suppose temperatures and monthly ice cream sales were measured for 100 randomly selected cities. Which variable is the explanatory variable and which one is the response?

A) Temperature is the explanatory variable and ice cream sales is the response because the ice cream sales could explain the city's temperature.
B) Temperature is the explanatory variable and ice cream sales is the response because a city's temperature could explain the amount of ice cream sales.
C) Ice cream sales is the explanatory variable and temperature is the response because a city's temperature could explain the amount of ice cream sales.
D) Ice cream sales is the explanatory variable and temperature is the response because the ice cream sales could explain the city's temperature.