If a Study Concludes That Increases in Yoga Pants Purchases

Multiple Choice

If a study concludes that increases in yoga pants purchases are correlated with increases in brain functioning in older adults, what can we assume to be suggested by the study?

A) The increased yoga pants purchases caused an increase in brain functioning.
B) The two variables are unrelated.
C) The variables are positively related or correlated.
D) The two variables are inversely or negatively correlated.