Exercise

Rainfall in Sonoma County and eBay sales

As mentioned in the video, rainfall in Sonoma County, California is highly correlated with eBay's total gross merchandise volume:

Which of the following answers could support a causal explanation for this relationship?

50 XP

Across the world, people prefer to buy more eBay products on rainy days.

Climate change has caused Sonoma County to have increased rainfall and has encouraged the global population to do more shopping from home.

eBay sales and rainfall in Sonoma County have both been increasing at similar rates in recent years

Rainfall motivates residents of Sonoma County to buy and sell goods on eBay at extraordinarily high rates