Someone Comparing Many Countries Finds a Negative Correlation Between the Status

Multiple Choice

Someone comparing many countries finds a negative correlation between the status of women and the average happiness of people in the country.Which of the following can we conclude?​

A) Over decades, women's status has been improving, and so has happiness, on average.
B) ​Over decades, women's status has been improving, but happiness has not.
C) ​The status of women has no consistent relationship to people's happiness.
D) ​Where women have low status, people tend to be less happy.