An e-commerce platform analyzes the relationship between the delivery time (in days) and the customer satisfaction score (out of 100). The calculated correlation coefficient (r) is -0.88.

Which of the following is the most accurate interpretation of this result?

There is a weak negative linear relationship; delivery time has little impact on customer satisfaction.

There is a strong positive linear relationship; longer delivery times lead to higher satisfaction.

There is a strong negative linear relationship; as delivery time increases, customer satisfaction tends to decrease significantly.

Delivery time causes 88% of the decrease in customer satisfaction.