A health organization collects data on hospitals in a large metropolitan area. The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables the organization collected: the number of beds each hospital has available and the average number of days a patient stays in the hospital (mean length of stay). Which of these statements best describes the relationship between the variables shown in the scatterplot?

A. There is little association between number of beds and lengths of stay.
B. A short stay (under two days) is equally likely for smaller and larger hospitals.
C. There is a positive relationship between number of beds and lengths of stay.
D. There is a negative relationship between number of beds and lengths of stay.