A low correlation coefficient implies that

A) the line always has a flat slope
B) in the scatterplot, the points fall quite far away from the line
C) the two variables are unrelated
D) you should use a tighter scale of the vertical and horizontal axis to bring the observations closer to the line

Answer: B

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