A study showed that the cost of the damage caused by fires and the number of firefighters who fought the fires had a linear correlation coefficient of 0.912. Which of the following statements is true? A. The cost of the damage was a cause of the number of firefighters who fought the fire.
B. The number of firefighters who fought the fire was a cause of the cost of the damage.
C. The number of firefighters and the cost of the damage were associated, but there was no causation.
D. The number of firefighters and the cost of the damage were not associated, and there was no causation.