If the correlation of variables is close to 0,then we expect to see
A) an upward sloping cluster of points on the scatterplot
B) a downward sloping cluster of points on the scatterplot
C) a cluster of points around a trendline on the scatterplot
D) a cluster of points with no apparent relationship on the scatterplot
E) no explanation of what the scatterplot should look like based on the correlation

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When the correlation of variables is close to 0, it means that there is no strong linear relationship between the variables. Therefore, the scatterplot would show a cluster of points with no apparent relationship, which is represented by choice D.

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