Mary's Restaurant runs a correlation analysis on the relationship between the number of customers and the prices charged for meals. She notices that the correlation coefficient is negative. Which of the statements below are true given th information?

$$ The coefficient of determination would also be negative.

An increase in price would result in a decrease in the number of customers.

Applying no fertilizer would mean a negative crop yield.

The standard error would also be negative.

Question $11(1$ point$)$

What defines causal forecasting in demand prediction?

Using historical data to predict future trends

Predicting future demand based on cause$-$and$-$effect relationships

Estimating demand without considering external factors

Using expert opinions for forecasting