Consider the Following Scatterplot of Two Variables X and Y

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scatterplot of two variables X and Y:
What can be concluded from this scatterplot?

A) The correlation between X and Y must be near 1 since there is a near-perfect relationship between them.
B) The correlation between X and Y must be close to -1 since there is near-perfect relationship between them, but it is not a straight-line relationship.
C) The correlation between X and Y is close to 0, because the relationship is not linear.
D) The correlation between X and Y could be any number between -1 and +1, because there is not a straight-line relationship.