A city collected data on the number of fire trucks dispatched to a fire and the total estimated property damage (in thousands of dollars) for 15 different fire incidents. The scatterplot above shows this data, and a line of best fit indicates a positive association: as the number of fire trucks increases, the property damage tends to increase. Which of the following is the most reasonable conclusion based on this information?
Sending more fire trucks to a fire causes more property damage.
Sending fewer fire trucks to a fire would reduce property damage.
The number of fire trucks dispatched is likely related to the severity of the fire, which in turn affects property damage.
There is no meaningful relationship between the number of fire trucks and property damage.
